Measuring resilience in women experiencing infertility using the CD-RISC: Examining infertility-related stress, general distress, and coping styles

Sexton, Minden B.; Byrd, Michelle R.; Kluge, Silvia von

doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2009.06.007

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“…3 The cross-cultural difference can be attributed to the collectivist Indian culture where informal support systems mitigate distress levels to a great extent. Sexton 23 in his study reported significantly lower resilience score in women with fertility problems. However in the current study participants report higher resilience.…”

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“…The result is supported by Sexton, whose study shown negative association between resilience and infertility specific and general distress. 23 Those who are able to view infertility as a medical problem and seek treatment while being optimistic about the future may have less distress.…”

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“…22 Studies have shown that women with fertility problems reported lower scores on resilience than published norms. 23,24 However we still lack studies examining the role of resilience in women with infertility.…”

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Quality of marital relationship, partner violence, psychological distress, and resilience in women with primary infertility

Satheesan¹,

Satyaranayana

2018

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Primary infertility is an emerging public health problem associated with immense social stigma and adverse mental health consequence. The impact associated with infertility different from culture to culture. There is a paucity of qualitative research in Indian culture. Hence we aimed to explore the quality of marital relationship, psychological distress and resilience in a sample of women with primary infertility.Methods: A cross sectional single group mixed design was used. Sample comprised of 30 adult women, in their late twenties, diagnosed with primary infertility- female factor, by practicing gynaecologist; recruited from a renowned infertility hospital in Bangalore. The participants were assessed on marital quality scale, domestic violence questionnaire, depression anxiety stress scale-21, and Connor Davidson resilience scale after obtaining written informed consent. Data analysis was carried out using descriptive and inferential statistics.Results: Findings indicate high rates of intimate partner violence (47%) in the sample. Poorer quality of marital relationship was associated with higher levels of psychological distress and lower resilience. Women who experienced violence were more likely to report poor quality of marital relationship, higher levels of distress, and lower resilience than women who did not. Experience of at least one form of intimate partner violence emerged as a significant predictor of psychological distress.Conclusions:The need for prevention and intervention service for infertility is at its peak. The findings of the present research have implications in mental health assessment and intervention in this vulnerable group of women.

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Quality of marital relationship, partner violence, psychological distress, and resilience in women with primary infertility

Satheesan¹,

Satyaranayana

2018

Int J Community Med Public Health

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“…41,42 Resilience has been linked to lower PTSD and depressive symptoms, higher quality of life, positive response to pharmacology treatments among individuals with mental illnesses, and not abusing substances. [43][44][45][46][47][48] Resilience (assessed with the CD-RISC, a self-report questionnaire focused on coping strategies and personal attributes) has been found to moderate the impact of childhood maltreatment and trauma exposure on psychiatric symptoms, 6,44 to be protective among soldiers experiencing traumatic stress, 49 and to buffer against worsening metabolic indices among diabetics. 50 No previous literature has reported a significant relationship between resilience and HAART adherence or HIV disease markers, but a limited number of studies have reported that positive coping strategies (e.g., meaning making, optimism, and acceptance) are related to better HAART adherence and disease markers.…”

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Abuse and Resilience in Relation to HAART Medication Adherence and HIV Viral Load Among Women with HIV in the United States

Dale

Cohen

Weber

et al. 2014

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

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Abuse is highly prevalent among HIV + women, leading to behaviors, including lower adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) that result in poor health outcomes. Resilience (functioning competently despite adversity) may buffer the negative effects of abuse. This study investigated how resilience interacted with abuse history in relation to HAART adherence, HIV viral load (VL), and CD4 + cell count among a convenience sample of 138 HIV + women from the Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center/Cook County Health and Hospital Systems site of the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS). Resilience was measured by the 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC). HAART adherence ( ‡ 95% vs. < 95% self reported usage of prescribed medication) and current or prior sexual, physical, or emotional/domestic abuse, were reported during structured interviews. HIV viral load ( ‡ 20 vs. < 20 copies/mL) and CD4 + count (200 vs. < 200 cells/mm) were measured with blood specimens. Multiple logistic regressions, controlling for age, race, income, enrollment wave, substance use, and depressive symptoms, indicated that each unit increase in resilience was significantly associated with an increase in the odds of having ‡ 95% HAART adherence and a decrease in the odds of having a detectable viral load. Resilience-Abuse interactions showed that only among HIV + women with sexual abuse or multiple abuses did resilience significantly relate to an increase in the odds of ‡ 95% HAART adherence. Interventions to improve coping strategies that promote resilience among HIV + women may be beneficial for achieving higher HAART adherence and viral suppression.

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“…Infertility is often experienced as an unanticipated and unwelcome life course interruption and as a failure to achieve a deeply desired identity, 4,5 which can lead to psychological distress. [6][7][8][9] Infertility is best conceptualized as a couple's problem, but it is typically identified when the woman does not conceive, 10 and women are often the focus of treatment. 11 In this preliminary study, we focus on women as a proxy for couples because the survey did not include a large enough sample of male partners for analysis.…”

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A New Way to Estimate the Potential Unmet Need for Infertility Services Among Women in the United States

Greil

Slauson-Blevins

Tiemeyer

et al. 2016

Journal of Women's Health

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Background: Fewer than 50% of women who meet the medical/behavioral criteria for infertility receive medical services. Estimating the number of women who both meet the medical/behavioral criteria for infertility and who have pro-conception attitudes will allow for better estimates of the potential need and unmet need for infertility services in the United States. Methods: The National Survey of Fertility Barriers was administered by telephone to a probability sample of 4,712 women in the United States. The sample for this analysis was 292 women who reported an experience of infertility within 3 years of the time of the interview. Infertile women were asked if they were trying to conceive at the time of their infertility experience and if they wanted to have a child to determine who could be considered in need of services. Results: Among U.S. women who have met medical criteria for infertility within the past three years, 15.9% report that they were neither trying to have a child nor wanted to have a child and can be classified as not in need of treatment. Of the 84.9% of infertile women in need of treatment, 58.1% did not even talk to a doctor about ways to become pregnant. Discussion: Even after taking into account that not all infertile women are in need of treatment, there is still a large unmet need for infertility treatment in the United States. Conclusion: Studies of the incidence of infertility should include measures of both trying to have a child and wanting to have a child.

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Measuring resilience in women experiencing infertility using the CD-RISC: Examining infertility-related stress, general distress, and coping styles

Cited by 103 publications

References 36 publications

Quality of marital relationship, partner violence, psychological distress, and resilience in women with primary infertility

Quality of marital relationship, partner violence, psychological distress, and resilience in women with primary infertility

Abuse and Resilience in Relation to HAART Medication Adherence and HIV Viral Load Among Women with HIV in the United States

A New Way to Estimate the Potential Unmet Need for Infertility Services Among Women in the United States

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