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ReviewFrontiers in psychology2022

The impact of stigma on mental health and quality of life of infertile women: A systematic review.

Yue Xie, Yue Ren, Changmin Niu, Ying Zheng, Ping Yu, Lin Li

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Review in Frontiers in psychology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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53 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 79 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yue XieSchool of Nursing and Public Health, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Yue RenSchool of Nursing and Public Health, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Changmin NiuSchool of Nursing and Public Health, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Ying ZhengSchool of Nursing and Public Health, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Ping YuAffiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Lin LiAffiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Yangzhou University · CNNorthern Jiangsu People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: The stigma of not giving birth to children affects approximately 53. 08~64% of female infertility patients worldwide. This stigma not only causes harm to the mental health of these infertility patients, but also affects their quality of life, making them bear the adverse social consequences such as domestic violence, marriage breakdown, or even delay in receiving the treatment. Therefore, it is crucial to have a deep understanding of the patients' stigma and effective intervention in alleviating it. Aims/Question: This study aims to discuss and summarize the stigma in infertile women and its impact on patients, and to provide a theoretical basis for the clinical treatment and nursing intervention of disease stigma in infertile female patients. Methods: The literature search used four English databases (Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Web of Science, and PubMed) and two Chinese databases (CNKI and Wanfang). The search time of the literature ranges from the establishment of the library to 2022, with no language restriction. Results: The review included 28 studies, with 20 cross-sectional studies and 8 qualitative studies. This study found that social support, living environment, education level, occupation, and fertility awareness were the major influencing factors of infertility stigma. Conclusions: Infertility stigma can bring heavy mental pressure and psychological burden to female infertility patients and affect their quality of life. Therefore, effective and targeted psychological interventions should be developed to reduce the patients' stigma and improve their quality of life. Implications for practice: Healthcare workers must develop targeted nursing interventions, provide professional counseling services to reduce the level of stigma in female infertility patients, alleviate fertility stress, and improve their quality of life.

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infertilitymental healthquality of lifereviewstigma

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