Data collection
The present quantitative research was carried out in collaboration with
two private gynaecological clinics in Cyprus. Before the data collection
process was carried out, approval of the protocol was obtained from the
Bioethics Committee of Cyprus (File number: ΕΕΒΚ ΕΠ 2022.01.15).
Initially, the information forms were given to the managers of the
gynaecological clinics. These forms included information about the
purpose of the research, a few words about the data collection process
and contact details of the researchers. After receiving this
information, official approval for the clinic’s participation was
providedThe entire data collection was done through the Google Forms
online platform. The whole procedure was voluntary and anonymous. If
there was a desire to withdraw at any point in the research, the
participants could just terminate the link. The information forms for
the participants were either available in printed form in the clinic’s,
waiting area or were provided to the patients by the Endometriosis
health professionals. These included the electronic link in the form of
a QR code which referred to the online survey automatically. The link
for the study was also published on the Endomarch website. Interested
patients who followed the link, initially were informed through an
online information sheet about the aims and objectives of the study, and
its anonymity and their right to withdraw anytime they felt
unformattable. This form was followed by the informed consent, which
participants had to complete to proceed with their study participation.
The completion of the questionnaires required approximately 20-25
minutes.