Assessment of Quality of Life in Infertility Treated Women in Poland

Wdowiak, Artur; Anusiewicz, Agnieszka; Bakalczuk, Grzegorz; Raczkiewicz, Dorota; Janczyk, Paula; Makara‐Studzińska, Marta

doi:10.3390/ijerph18084275

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“…A significant difference between the study groups and the control group was found in the Environment domain. This relationship was not noted between the examined women [ 17 ]. Bolsoy et al also reported that in the Environment domain there occurred similar differences in the presented results between men and women [ 21 ].…”

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“…This publication is the second part of the study on the quality of life of patients treated for infertility in Poland [ 17 ]. In the first part, we the quality of life of women, and compared QoL according to the treatment method.…”

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“…This study is the second part of a research project devoted to assessment of the quality of life of patients treated for infertility in Poland. The first part of the project was aimed to evaluate the quality of life of women treated for infertility in Poland and was presented in our previous publication [ 17 ].…”

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“…The second part is divided into Treatment Tolerability and Treatment Environment subscales. Both questionnaires were described in detail in our previous study aimed to evaluate the quality of life of women treated for infertility in Poland [ 17 ].…”

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Assessment of Quality of Life in Men Treated for Infertility in Poland

Makara‐Studzińska

Limanin²,

Anusiewicz

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The aim of this study was to assess the quality of life (QoL) of men treated for infertility in Poland. This cross-sectional study was conducted using the Abbreviated World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire (WHOQoL-BREF), Fertility Quality of Life tool (FertiQoL) and an author-constructed questionnaire. The study included 1200 men treated for infertility without the use of assisted reproductive technology (non-ART), intrauterine insemination (IUI) and in vitro fertilization (IVF). The control group consisted of 100 healthy men with confirmed fertility. The quality of life assessed by the WHOQoL-BREF questionnaire was significantly lower in study groups in the Environmental domain, compared to the control group (p = 0.009). Statistically significant differences were found in the case of FertiQoL subscales: Emotional, Mind-Body, Relational, and Treatment Environment, depending on applied treatment. Men whose partners were treated without the use of ART assessed their QoL significantly more negatively than those treated with IUI. Reproductive problems and type of their treatment influenced the quality of life of the affected men. Non-ART treatment, rural place of residence, and increased BMI were associated with lower QoL.

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“… 22 Women undergoing advanced infertility treatments experience repercussions on their physical, reproductive, and mental health of women at the same time increasing the economic burden for the whole family. 23 The diagnosis of infertility and its related social and economic experiences have serious repercussions on the physical, psychological, and social domains of a couple’s health. 24 The intensity of such influences is profound for female partners as some studies report 30–40% of the women with infertility difficulties meet the diagnostic criteria for psychiatric disorders including stress disorders, dysthymia, and major depressive disorder.…”

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Quality of Infertility Care Services and Emotional Health of South Asian Women

Hassan¹,

Zahra²,

Parveen³

et al. 2022

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Background Treatment tolerability and treatment environment are two major spheres of infertility care that may associate with women’s emotional health and coping mechanisms. Aim The present study aimed at assessing the relationship between infertility treatment quality and various aspects of emotion-focus coping, problem-focus coping, and avoidance coping mechanisms. Method The study was completed by using standardized tools and data from this descriptive, cross-sectional, correlational study were collected from 350 women undergoing infertility treatments in private reproductive healthcare centers in Quetta, Pakistan. Findings Treatment tolerability was found to be positively associated with positive reframing (p < 0.02) and negatively associated with the use of emotional support (p < 0.03); acceptance (p < 0.01); humor (p < 0.03); behavioral disengagement (p < 0.01) and venting (p < 0.01). The quality of the treatment environment demonstrated a negative correlation between religious coping (p < 0.02) and behavioral disengagement (p < 0.01), whereas it showed a positive correlation with active coping (p < 0.03) and planning (p < 0.02). The linear regression analysis demonstrated that treatment tolerability significantly increased with positive reframing (R2 = 0.118, F(304) = 2.22, p < 0.03). Behavioral disengagement significantly decreased with better treatment environment (R2 = 0.111, F(304) = 2.09, p < 0.02). Discussion We discussed the findings keeping in view the role of social, cultural, and economic factors related to infertility care in the context South-Asian culture, and recommendations are made to promote women’s mental health and coping by improving some specific aspects of infertility treatment quality. Conclusions High treatment tolerability may associate with some useful aspects of emotion-focus coping, such as positive reframing, whereas low treatment tolerability may associate with avoidance coping, such as behavioral disengagement and venting. Besides, the quality of the infertility treatment environment enables women to use problem-focus coping mechanisms, such as planning and active coping.

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Cognitive behavioural therapy for women with infertility: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Wang

Liu

2022

Clin Psychology and Psychoth

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Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) has been used for women with infertility. However, the efficacy of CBT among the infertile female population remains inconclusive. We performed a systematic literature search using the Cochrane Library, MEDLINE (OVID), EMBASE (OVID), CINAHL, PsycINFO (OVID), Web of Science, and ProQuest databases from the inception to May 2022. The Cochrane risk of bias tool for randomized trials was used to assess the methodological quality of the included studies. Revman 5.4 was conducted for statistical analysis, and meta‐analyses were performed to calculate the pooled effects of CBT. Sixteen articles were finally included in the meta‐analysis. The results of the meta‐analysis revealed large, significant effects of cognitive‐behavioural interventions that can effectively reduce depression, anxiety symptoms, psychological distress, perceived stress, infertility‐specific stress, and improve the quality of life in women with infertility. However, the pooled MD using a fixed‐effects model was 0.25, 95% CI [−0.33, 0.84], P = 0.40, and no significant differences in BMI were observed among those who received CBT therapy compared with those who did not. CBT effectively alleviates depression, anxiety, psychological distress, and infertility‐specific stress levels and improves the quality of life among women with infertility. Future studies should explore the sustainability and long‐term effect of cognitive‐behavioural interventions in women with infertility.

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Assessment of Quality of Life in Infertility Treated Women in Poland

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Assessment of Quality of Life in Men Treated for Infertility in Poland

Assessment of Quality of Life in Men Treated for Infertility in Poland

Quality of Infertility Care Services and Emotional Health of South Asian Women

Cognitive behavioural therapy for women with infertility: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

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