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This cross-sectional study explored how social support contributed to the quality of life in Portuguese-speaking women residing in Portugal with en-dometriosis and how sexual satisfaction could contribute to explaining these associations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Participants and procedure<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 106 women with a self-reported diagnosis of endometriosis, with a mean age of 33.54 years (SD = 7.43), partici-pated in the study. Data were collected online between January and May 2024 using self-report measures of quality of life, sexual satisfaction, and perceived social support.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The results revealed that higher social support is significantly associated with greater sexual satisfaction (B = .17, SE = .06, t = 2.84, p &lt; .001, 95% CI [.05, .29]) and improved overall quality of life (B = .19, SE = .03, t = 5.44, p &lt; .001, 95% CI [.12, .26]). Sexual satisfaction significantly mediated the relationship between social support and quality of life (indirect ef-fect = .05, SE = .02, 95% CI [.01, .09].<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings underscore the importance of social connections and sexual health in managing endometriosis among Portu-guese-speaking women residing in Portugal, offering valuable insights for clinical practice and future research on holistic care for women with chronic conditions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.5114\/hpr\/216284","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,18]],"date-time":"2026-03-18T11:25:08Z","timestamp":1773833108000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Quality of life in women with endometriosis in Portugal: a cross-sectional study on the roles of social support and sexual satisfaction"],"prefix":"10.5114","author":[{"given":"Noa","family":"Cacete","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Juliana","family":"Pedro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Filipa","family":"Pimenta","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7865-2445","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"T\u00e2nia","family":"Brand\u00e3o","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"3061","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,12]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref-1686333","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/228402651000200102"},{"key":"ref-1686334","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/jog.13325"},{"key":"ref-1686335","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/jama.2025.2975"},{"key":"ref-1686336","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s11136-020-02515-4"},{"key":"ref-1686337","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Carvalho, S., Pinto-Gouveia, J., Pimentel, P., Mala, D., & Mota-Pereira, J. 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