ArticleJournal of human reproductive sciences
Illness Cognitions, Anxiety, and Depression in Men and Women Undergoing Fertility Treatments: A Dyadic Approach.
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- The Infertility-Related Stress Scale: Validation of a Brazilian-Portuguese Version and Measurement Invariance Across Brazil and Italy.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Assessment of sexual and emotional distress in infertile couple: validation of a new specific psychometric tool.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2020Article
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- Individual and Relational Well-Being at the Start of an ART Treatment: A Focus on Partners' Gender Differences.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- Psychosocial and professional burden of Medically Assisted Reproduction (MAR): Results from a French survey.PloS one · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundEmotional response to infertility is mediated by numerous interrelated psychological variables such as personality, health perceptions, cognitive appraisals, coping, and social support. While men and women respond to infertility differently, illness cognitions are a vital component of their emotional adjustment. The aim of this study is to compare the infertile men and women undergoing fertility treatments on perceived distress, helplessness, acceptance, benefits, anxiety, and depression. MATERIALS AND
methodsEighty-one infertile couples, undergoing intrauterine insemination participated in the study. They were assessed on the presence of infertility distress using the fertility problem inventory, for psychiatric morbidity using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, for affective disturbances using the Hamilton Anxiety and Depression scales, and for illness cognitions using the Illness Cognition Questionnaire. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Data are analyzed using SPSS version 15. The paired sample RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: Infertile women (wives) were more emotionally distressed, anxious, and depressed than men (husbands). Gender-wise differences were found for perceptions of helplessness and acceptance of infertility. Infertility was perceived to be a nonbeneficial event for both partners investigated.
conclusionNegative cognitions and affective disturbances may contribute to higher treatment burden in couples seeking-assisted conception. The present study suggests that psychosocial intervention for couples plays a central role and should be integrated within the conventional treatments for infertility.
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