ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Assisted Reproductive Treatments, Quality of Life, and Alexithymia in Couples.
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- Association between quality of life and resilience in infertile patients: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
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- Infertility-related stress is associated with quality of life through negative emotions among infertile outpatients.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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- Determinants of Quality of Life in Serbian Infertile Couples.Iranian journal of public health · 2024Article
- Design and psychometric evaluation of the collaborative coping with infertility questionnaire in candidate of assisted reproductive techniques.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Infertility-Related Stress, and Dyadic Coping as Predictors of Quality of Life: Gender Differences Among Couples with Infertility Issues.International journal of women's health · 2024Article
- Women's Narratives on Infertility as a Traumatic Event: An Exploration of Emotional Processing through the Referential Activity Linguistic Program.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Spouse's coping strategies mediate the relationship between women's coping strategies and their psychological health among infertile couples.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
Infertility and related treatments can negatively affect a couple's wellbeing. The aim of this study was to evaluate couples starting assisted reproductive treatment, differences in alexithymia and quality of life levels between partners, and the association of these psychological dimensions within the couple's members. Data was collected in two fertility centres in Rome; 47 couples completed the Fertility Quality of Life (FertiQoL), the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), and a socio-demographic questionnaire. Data analysis showed a worsened quality of life in women compared with their partners, as well as higher externally oriented thinking in men compared with their spouses. Associations between alexithymia and quality of life levels between women and men emerged. According to the regression analysis, a better quality of life in women was predicted by a greater partner's capabilities in identifying and describing emotion as well as by a better partner's quality of life, whereas for men, a better quality of life was predicted by their spouse's higher levels of quality of life. This study highlights the protective role that couples can play in the perception of the negative impact that infertility can have on their partner's quality of life. Further investigations are needed for the development of specific therapeutic interventions for the promotion of the couples' wellbeing.
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