Quality of Life among Couples with a Fertility Related Diagnosis
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Fertility-related stress can negatively impact infertile couples’ quality of life (QoL). Most previous studies have concentrated on the effects of stress and infertility on individual persons, especially women, though infertility affects the QoL of both spouses. Our research aimed to investigate the roles of infertility and stress in couples’ quality of life as a single unit. The research sample consisted of 202 spouses, i.e., 101 couples, with a mean age of 39.5 years (SD = 4.9 years) undergoing fertility treatment at Athens Naval Hospital-Assisted Reproduction Unit. Data collection was completed via self-administered questionnaires: the FertiQoL International Questionnaire for measuring the quality of life in infertility and The Demographic Information and Medical History Questionnaire. Data collection was conducted between January and November 2022. Quantitative variables are expressed as mean values (standard deviation) and as median interquartile range, and qualitative variables are expressed as absolute and relative frequencies. Pearson’s (r) and Spearman’s (rho) correlations coefficients were used to explore the association of two continuous variables. Multiple linear regression analysis was used with dependence on the Ferti-QoL’s subscales. The regression equation included terms for participants’ demographics and information from their medical history. Adjusted regression coefficients (β) with standard errors (SE) were computed from the results of the linear regression analyses. All reported p values are two-tailed. Statistical significance was set to p < 0.05, and analyses were conducted using SPSS statistical software (version 22.0). We found that greater anxiety and depression were significantly associated with worse quality of life. Additionally, quality of life, according to Ferti-QoL, was significantly worse in women, participants with a high level of education, those with greater depressive symptoms, and those with greater state scores. Findings of this study highlight the need for implementing interventions of supportive care methods, counseling, stress reduction methods, and improving the fertility-related quality of life of infertile couples.
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Infertility is associated with impaired social functioning and overall quality of life.
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- Authors
- Dourou, P., Gourounti, K., Lykeridou, A., Gaitanou, K., Petrogiannis, N., & Sarantaki, A.
- Affiliations
- University of West Attica (GR)
- Athens Naval & Veterans Hospital (GR)
- Corresponding author
- Dourou, Panagiota
- ORCID
- Venue
- Clinics and Practice
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2023-02-09
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 251-263
- ISSN
- 2039-7275 (ISSN-L)
- 2039-7283
- PMC
- PMC9955447
- OpenAlex
- W4319750625
- Cited by
- 47
- References
- 50
- Citations by year
- 2026: 10 · 2025: 20 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 9
- FWCI
- 11.27
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Clinics and Practice (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- University of West Attica
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Keywords
- infertility, quality of life, couples, anxiety, depression, infertility treatment, supportive care, counseling, stress reduction
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