Screening for infertility‐related stress at the time of initial infertility consultation: psychometric properties of a brief measure

Casu, Giulia; Gremigni, Paola

doi:10.1111/jan.12830

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“…For the present study, items were summed up to obtain a total score ranging from 12 to 60, with higher scores representing higher levels of infertility‐related stress. In the original validation study conducted on a sample of 597 Italian infertile women and men, the total IRSS had a Cronbach's α reliability coefficient of 0.91, and positively correlated with measures of emotional distress, supporting construct validity (Casu & Gremigni, ). The IRSS was translated from Italian into Portuguese and then back‐translated by two independent bilingual psychologists for the present study, according to standard procedures (van de Vijver & Hambleton, ).…”

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“…Infertility‐related stress was measured with the Infertility‐Related Stress Scale (IRSS; Casu & Gremigni, ). This 12‐item self‐report measures the impact of infertility in the intrapersonal (e.g., how much stress the infertility problem places on physical well‐being) and interpersonal (e.g., how much stress the fertility problem places on relationships with friends) domains of life.…”

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Spirituality, infertility‐related stress, and quality of life in Brazilian infertile couples: Analysis using the actor‐partner interdependence mediation model

Casu

Ulivi

Zaia

et al. 2018

Research in Nursing & Health

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Infertility has a stressful impact on both partners, with adverse effects on the quality of life of infertile couples. Spirituality is a meaning-based strategy that can protect couples against infertility's negative impact on quality of life, but analysis of this mediator relationship in infertile couples has not been reported. We adopted a dyadic approach and used the actor-partner interdependence mediation model to examine whether and how women's and men's spirituality was associated with their own and their partners' infertility-related stress and quality of life. In 2014, 152 infertile couples starting their first fertility treatment at a private clinic in Brazil were recruited and completed self-reports of spirituality, infertility-related stress, and quality of life. Results indicated that women's and men's level of spirituality was positively associated with their own quality of life directly and indirectly, by reducing their own infertility-related stress. Their spirituality was associated with an increase in their partners' quality of life only indirectly, by reducing their partners' infertility-related stress. Findings highlight the importance of assessing and promoting spirituality as a coping resource that infertile women and men might use to deal with the stress of infertility and reduce its adverse effects on quality of life.

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Spirituality, infertility‐related stress, and quality of life in Brazilian infertile couples: Analysis using the actor‐partner interdependence mediation model

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Zaia

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“…In past decades, most infertility studies have focused on women. A review of 33 studies revealed that women had more negative experiences with infertility than men in many domains, such as depression, anxiety, stigmatization, self-esteem, stress, and identity (Casu & Gremigni, 2016;Ying, Wu, & Loke, 2016). However, male infertility has historically been an overlooked problem (Ahmadi, Montaser-Kouhsari, Nowroozi, & Bazargan-Hejazi, 2011;Mehta, Nangia, Dupree, & Smith, 2016).…”

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Gender differences in factors associated with depression in infertility patients

Bai

Sun

et al. 2019

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Aims To clarify gender differences in the demographic variables and infertility problems associated with depression among men and women undergoing infertility treatment. Design A cross‐sectional study. Methods We surveyed 380 women and 360 men undergoing infertility treatment at the reproductive medicine center of a hospital in China's Ningxia Province from March ‐ September 2016. Results For women, ethnicity, the number of clinic visits, social concern, and sexual concern were factors linked with depression symptoms. For men, treatment cost pressure and social concern were significantly associated with depression symptoms. Conclusion Psychological counseling and intervention programs should be integrated into in‐vitro fertilization treatments and interventions should be targeted based on gender differences. Impact The provision of treatment‐related sexual knowledge by nurses is indispensable for infertile participants. Mental health policies should be developed to facilitate the implementation of psychological services. Psychological counseling and intervention programs should be integrated into in vitro fertilization treatment to help men and women with infertility cope with psychological distress.

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“…Although some studies examining the infertility stress have focused on couples, most of the studies were indicative of the higher mean score of infertilityrelated stress in women than that in men (9,11,16,17). Moreover, the women who are seeking treatment are subjected to depression and anxiety more than men (9,18).…”

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Comparison of the Infertility-Related Stress Among Couples and its Relationship With Infertility Factors

Hashemieh

Ozgoliid

Abolmaali

et al. 2018

International Journal of Women’s Health and Reproduction Scienc

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Objectives: Inability to have a child is stressful and affects all aspects of couples’ lives. Infertility diagnosis, duration and reason of infertility, treatment failure, and frequent pregnancy tests are among the stress-inducing factors in couples. The current study aimed to compare infertility-related stress among couples and evaluate its relationships with infertility factors. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 150 infertile couples (300 individuals) visiting infertility centers of Tehran. The data were collected using the Fertility Problem Inventory (FPI) and fertility and demographic characteristics form. The subjects were selected through convenience sampling method. The data were analyzed through inferential statistics, including paired samples t-test, independent samples t test, ANOVA, and linear regression. Results: According to the results, the mean stress score of women was significantly higher than that of the men (P=0.007). There was a significant difference between males and females regarding the mean scores of social concern and need for parenthood (P=0.005). The mean score of infertility-related stress was also significantly higher in women with treatment failure than in men (P=0.01). Conclusions: Based on the findings of the present study, infertile women experienced greater stress than males. Furthermore, infertility-related stress increased in women due to treatment failure. Therefore, it is recommended that women who have experienced treatment failure be subjected to precise psychological evaluations before undergoing the treatment process.

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Screening for infertility‐related stress at the time of initial infertility consultation: psychometric properties of a brief measure

Abstract: The Infertility-Related Stress Scale showed evidence of validity and reliability. This new, brief self-report can assist fertility clinic staff in identifying those patients who need support to overcome the stressful impact of infertility on intrapersonal and interpersonal domains.

Cited by 28 publications

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Spirituality, infertility‐related stress, and quality of life in Brazilian infertile couples: Analysis using the actor‐partner interdependence mediation model

Spirituality, infertility‐related stress, and quality of life in Brazilian infertile couples: Analysis using the actor‐partner interdependence mediation model

Gender differences in factors associated with depression in infertility patients

Comparison of the Infertility-Related Stress Among Couples and its Relationship With Infertility Factors

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