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ReviewCogent mental health2026

The influence of self-compassion on the mental health and well-being of women experiencing infertility: a systematic review.

Shwikar Othman, Mitra Javanmard, Lauren Roberts, Lisa Conlon, Mary Steen

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Review in Cogent mental health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Shwikar OthmanSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3283-9305
Mitra JavanmardSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia.
Lauren RobertsWomen and Newborn Health Service, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Western Australia.
Lisa ConlonAdelaide Nursing School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide University.
Mary SteenSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infertility can cause significant distress to women, increasing the risk of anxiety and depression. This systematic review examined the influence of self-compassion interventions on mental health and well-being among women experiencing infertility. The review was conducted in accordance with Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology and reported following PRISMA guideline. Databases searched included Medline, Embase, Ovid nursing database, Emcare, PsycINFO and Cochrane Library from inception to November 2024. Quality assessment was conducted using JBI critical appraisal tools. Title and abstract screening was conducted by three reviewers, and data extraction was performed independently by two reviewers. Sixteen studies met the inclusion criteria, seven intervention studies (

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Infertilitymental healthself-compassionsystematic reviewwell-being

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PMID42564684
PMCPMC13446050

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