Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy In Reducing Weight And Improving Psychological Well-Being Amongst Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome In Hospital Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah - Phase 1

This observational study will be the first part of the study (this application). It will be a cross-sectional design to measure the prevalence and severity levels of multiple variables (BMI, Negative Automatic Thoughts, Anxiety, Depression, Eating Behaviours, and Quality of Life) amongst overweight and obese women diagnosed with PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome). It is emphasised that the participants will read the participant information sheet (5 minutes) followed by the informed consent and click the agreement button (5 minutes). The participants will then proceed to the actual questionnaire part one, which will be on the general sociodemographic questions (5 minutes), followed by ATQ-M (10 minutes), HADS-M (10 minutes), EBPQ-M (15 minutes), and PCOSQ-M (15 minutes). Then participants will click the submit button which will end their participation, followed by a message on screen to contact the principal investigator if they have questions or require assistance. The samples would be taken from the O&G clinic from Hospital Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (HSAAS), Malaysia. The sample size required is 203 (accounting for 20% dropout or unusable responses) and will take three months long to collect data. The questionnaire will be distributed via Google Forms to participants at the O&G clinic. Each participant will only require to participate on a once off, from time of enrolment for 3 months. The involvement of the participants are to provide data about their current level of functioning based on the items asked in the questionnaire.