Health-promoting Lifestyle and its Demographic Predictors in Infertile Couples Referred to Infertility Clinic of Tabriz Al-Zahra Hospital, 2013

Mirghafourvand, Mojgan; Sehhati, Fahimeh; Rahimi, Mareieh

doi:10.5681/jcs.2014.019

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“…Another result from this study was that the average lifestyle in most of the participants was in line with Mirghafourv's study on infertile couples( 32 , 33 ), yet it was inconsistent with another study in Spain ( 19 ). This difference could have been due to different levels of education, age, or facilities available, which could have led to differences in responses to questions.…”

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Health Literacy, General Health, and Lifestyle among Infertile Men and Women in the Southeastern Iran

Kakhki,

Pakdaman,

Khaleghi

et al. 2023

Ethiop J Health Sci

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Background: Infertility is a growing social problem, and health literacy is one of the factors that affects infertility, thereby affecting life quality. On the other hand, lifestyle factors exert a considerable impact on reproductive capacity and general health. Against this backdrop, this study aims to determine health literacy, general health, and lifestyle in infertile people in Zahedan, Iran. Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 86 male and 181 female participants who referred to Molod Infertility center (AliIbnAbiTalib Hospital) in Zahedan were randomly selected. Health Literacy Standard Questionnaires (HELIA), the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), and the Miller-Smith Lifestyle Assessment Inventory (LSI) were used to collect data. In addition, data were analyzed by SPSS V.22. Results: The participants' mean age was 30.87±7.5. Besides, 39% and 70% of the participations did not have enough health literacy and had a moderate lifestyle, respectively. In addition, the general health of 68.9% was exposed to damage. Moreover, there was a significant relationship between the three aforementioned factors, with the participants of higher levels of health literacy having had higher levels of general health and lifestyle. Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, the infertile people's health literacy was not enough, and most of them had a moderate lifestyle. In addition, their general health was exposed to damage in most cases. Thus, it is necessary to pay attention to providing proper education and health services to infertile men and women to improve their level of health literacy and healthy fertility in order to support childbearing in the society.

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Health Literacy, General Health, and Lifestyle among Infertile Men and Women in the Southeastern Iran

Kakhki,

Pakdaman,

Khaleghi

et al. 2023

Ethiop J Health Sci

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“…The reason for not having regular health checkups could be a lack of social support. Mirghafourvand et al (2014) found that health responsibility is positively associated with the amount of social support provided by spouses and family members. In line with this evidence, it can be recommended that older individuals should be supported to have regular health checkups.…”

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Older People’s Perception and Experience Regarding Health Promotion in Turkey: A Qualitative Study

Koç¹,

Aslan

2023

Clin Nurs Res

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The aim of this study is to examine the perceptions and experiences of older people regarding health promotion. Using a phenomenological design, semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 22 older people. Data analysis was carried out according to the Colaizzi’s method. The analysis revealed five themes (health-promoting activities, outcome expectations, triggers for activities, supporting factors, perceived obstacles). Older people emphasized healthy eating, walking, avoiding stress, and having health checkups as health-promoting behaviors. It was determined that the older people made efforts to display health-promoting behaviors, but they performed the activities insufficiently. The study findings show that interventions to be developed to improve the health of older people should aim at both cognitive and behavioral changes. Nurses should plan multidisciplinary and community-based interventions to reduce the socioeconomic and environmental factors that prevent older people from participating in health-promoting activities.

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Do subfertile women adjust their habits when trying to conceive?

Joelsson

Berglund

Wånggren

et al. 2016

Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences

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AimThe aim of this study was to investigate lifestyle habits and lifestyle adjustments among subfertile women trying to conceive.Materials and methodsWomen (n = 747) were recruited consecutively at their first visit to fertility clinics in mid-Sweden. Participants completed a questionnaire. Data were analyzed using logistic regression, t tests, and chi-square tests.ResultsThe response rate was 62% (n = 466). Mean duration of infertility was 1.9 years. During this time 13.2% used tobacco daily, 13.6% drank more than three cups of coffee per day, and 11.6% consumed more than two glasses of alcohol weekly. In this sample, 23.9% of the women were overweight (body mass index, BMI 25–29.9 kg/m2), and 12.5% were obese (BMI ≥30 kg/m2). Obese women exercised more and changed to healthy diets more frequently than normal-weight women (odds ratio 7.43; 95% confidence interval 3.7–14.9). Six out of ten women (n = 266) took folic acid when they started trying to conceive, but 11% stopped taking folic acid after some time. Taking folic acid was associated with a higher level of education (p < 0.001).ConclusionsAmong subfertile women, one-third were overweight or obese, and some had other lifestyle factors with known adverse effects on fertility such as use of tobacco. Overweight and obese women adjusted their habits but did not reduce their body mass index. Women of fertile age would benefit from preconception counseling, and the treatment of infertility should routinely offer interventions for lifestyle changes.

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Health-promoting Lifestyle and its Demographic Predictors in Infertile Couples Referred to Infertility Clinic of Tabriz Al-Zahra Hospital, 2013

Cited by 11 publications

References 33 publications

Health Literacy, General Health, and Lifestyle among Infertile Men and Women in the Southeastern Iran

Health Literacy, General Health, and Lifestyle among Infertile Men and Women in the Southeastern Iran

Older People’s Perception and Experience Regarding Health Promotion in Turkey: A Qualitative Study

Do subfertile women adjust their habits when trying to conceive?

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