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ArticleBMC women's health2023

Psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Fertility Quality of Life (FertiQoL) questionnaire tested on infertile couples in Jordan.

Salwa Al Obeisat, Audai Hayajneh, Issa Hweidi, Sanaa Abujilban, Lina Mrayan, Rana Alfar, Abdulqadir Nashwan, Lama I Hweidi

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Salwa Al ObeisatFaculty of Nursing\Maternal-Child Health Nursing Department, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, 22110, Jordan.
Audai HayajnehFaculty of Nursing\Adult Health Nursing Department, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, 22110, Jordan.
Issa HweidiFaculty of Nursing\Adult Health Nursing Department, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, 22110, Jordan.
Sanaa AbujilbanDepartment of Maternal, Child and Family Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, 13115, Jordan.
Lina MrayanDepartment of Maternal, Child and Family Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, 13115, Jordan.
Rana AlfarFaculty of Nursing\Maternal-Child Health Nursing Department, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, 22110, Jordan.
Abdulqadir NashwanNursing for Education & Practice Development, Hazm Mebaireek General Hospital (HMGH), Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), Doha, Qatar. anashwan@hamad.qa.ORCID 0000-0003-4845-4119
Lama I HweidiFaculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, 22110, Jordan.

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backgroundThe Fertility Quality of Life (FertiQoL) questionnaire assesses the quality of life of people with fertility problems. The present study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the FertiQoL in infertile couples in Jordan.

methodsThis study used a cross-sectional design among 212 participants with infertility problems. An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were conducted to investigate the underlying structure of the novel Arabic version of the FertiQoL tool.

resultsThe Cronbach's alpha values for the FertiQoL core domain, the FertiQoL treatment domain, and the total FertiQoL scale were 0.93, 0.74, and 0.92, respectively. The EFA indicated a two-domain model, with the first factor having 24 items and measuring "Core QoL". The second factor has 10 items and measures "Treatment QoL" in the context of infertility. The EFA and the CFA supported a two-factor model whereby the two factors explained 48% of the shared covariance between the analyzed quality of life indicators. The indices of goodness-of-fit of the model showed acceptable fit as follows: the chi-squared test (χ2) = 7.943, the comparative fit index (CFI) = 0.999, the root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) = 0.001, and the Tucker-Lewis index (TLI) = 0.989.

conclusionThe study's findings demonstrated the reliability and validity of the Arabic version of the FertiQoL for assessing the quality of life of infertile couples or those in Jordan with no pregnancy or childlessness.

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InfertilityQuality of LifeCross-Sectional StudiesFertilityHumansJordanPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesArabicFertility quality of lifeInfertile couplesJordanianPsychometric properties

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