The effect of yoga on stress level in infertile women
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PURPOSE: The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of planned yoga practices on stress levels in infertile women. DESIGN AND METHODS: This randomized controlled study included 128 volunteer women who were registered at a private in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinic and received infertility treatment. The patients in the experimental group took part in the yoga program twice a week for 6 weeks. A personal information form and The Copenhagen Multi-center Psychosocial Infertility (COMPI) Fertility Problem Stress Scale were used to collect data. FINDINGS: The differences between the mean scores of the control and experimental groups on the COMPI Fertility Problem Stress Scale at pre- and posttests were statistically significant (P < 0.05). PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Because yoga practices may be effective in reducing stress in infertile women, these applications can be performed before treatment. It may reduce patients' stress and increase the success of the treatment. These findings indicate that yoga could reduce stress levels in infertile women.
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Yoga encourages focus on the present condition and helps alleviate anxiety.
“Other interventions such as yoga aims to encourage the individual to focus on the present condition, and by so doing, it helps to alleviate anxiety [48].”
From Psychosocial interventions for improving marital intimacy, sexual satisfaction, and quality of life of women and couples with infertility problems in low and middle-income countries: Systematic review protocol (2025) · cites this paper as [48]
The Discussion says yoga provides relaxation through cognitive focus and reports studies in which anxiety decreased among infertile women. It does not specify a focus on the present condition or establish that such a focus is what alleviates anxiety; this study measured stress rather than anxiety. (LLM, conf=0.84)
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- Authors
- Kirca, N., & Pasinlioglu, T.
- Affiliations
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecological NursingFaculty of NursingAkdeniz UniversityAntalya Turkey
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecological Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sanko UniversityGaziantep Turkey
- Venue
- Perspectives in Psychiatric Care
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2019-01-18
- Volume
- 55
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 319-327
- ISSN
- 0031-5990 (ISSN-L)
- 1744-6163
- OpenAlex
- W2909267075
- Cited by
- 31
- References
- 46
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 2
- FWCI
- 3.59
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Perspectives In Psychiatric Care (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Keywords
- yoga, infertility, stress, infertile women, in vitro fertilization, psychosocial stress, stress reduction
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Female, Humans, Infertility, Female, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Stress, Psychological, Turkey, Yoga, Young Adult
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