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Hansell, Patricia Lee; Thorn, Beverly E.; Prentice‐Dunn, Steven; Floyd, Donna L.

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“…Only two of the seven selected studies explored the associations between representations of infertility and coping strategies, reporting that representations of consequences and timeline were positively but weakly associated with both adaptive and maladaptive coping (Benyamini et al, 2004). This finding is consistent with previous studies showing that women who perceive their infertility as a loss or threat use many coping strategies, both active and passive (Hansell et al, 1998; Prattke & Gass‐Sternas, 1993). We can assume that when faced with a major threat (e.g., infertility perceived as chronic and having many consequences), patients try out multiple coping strategies to increase their chances of adjusting.…”

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“…The more participants perceived their infertility to have consequences in multiple spheres of their lives, the lower their well-being (Benyamini et al, 2004(Benyamini et al, , 2009(Benyamini et al, , 2016 and quality of life (Grinberg, 2016), and the higher their levels of stress, social isolation and depressive symptoms (Naab et al, 2013). In the same vein, previous studies have shown that women who perceive infertility as a loss or a threat, and thus as having severe consequences, are more distressed and experience more anger than those who perceive it either as beneficial or as a challenge (Hansell et al, 1998;Prattke & Gass-Sternas, 1993;Stanton et al, 1991). Such results may partly reflect the fact that the more individuals perceive their infertility to have severe consequences, the more they view it as threatening, which may contribute to increased stress and reduced well-being.…”

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Influence of illness representations on coping strategies and psychosocial outcomes of infertility: Systematic review and meta‐analysis

Deninotti

Vigouroux

Gosling

et al. 2023

British J Health Psychol

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BackgroundThis systematic review and meta‐analysis was based on the Common Sense Model, applied to infertility.AimsThe aim was to examine the relationships between cognitive (i.e. cause, coherence, consequences, controllability, identity and timeline) or emotional representations of infertility and both coping (i.e. maladaptive and adaptive) and psychosocial outcomes (i.e. distress, anxiety, depressive symptoms, social isolation, low well‐being and poor quality of life), reporting followed PRISMA guidelines.Materials & MethodsFive databases (PubMed, PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES, PubPsych and CINAHL) were searched, and 807 articles were initially identified.ResultsSeven cross‐sectional studies (N = 1208 participants) were retained in qualitative and quantitative analyses. These studies assessed the associations of seven types of representations with either maladaptive or adaptive coping (20 effect sizes), or with psychosocial outcomes (131 effect sizes). A multivariate meta‐analysis revealed that none (0/2) of the associations between the sole type of representation considered (i.e. controllability) and coping strategies were statistically significant, whereas three (3/7) of the associations between representations of infertility and psychosocial outcomes were statistically significant. Regardless of p‐values, pooled estimates ranged from low (r = .03) to very high (r = .59).DiscussionFuture studies should validate specific measurement tools for measuring cognitive and emotional representations of infertility.ConclusionOur results highlight the influence of representations of infertility (particularly cognitive representations of consequences and emotional representations) on the psychosocial outcomes of infertility.

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Influence of illness representations on coping strategies and psychosocial outcomes of infertility: Systematic review and meta‐analysis

Deninotti

Vigouroux

Gosling

et al. 2023

British J Health Psychol

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Prospective study of depression and anxiety in female fertility preservation and infertility patients

Lawson

Klock

Pavone

et al. 2014

Fertility and Sterility

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Objective To prospectively assess anxiety, depression, coping, and appraisal in female fertility preservation patients compared to infertile patients. Design Prospective pre- and post-treatment survey. Setting Academic medical center. Patients 47 women with cancer (FP) and 91 age-matched infertile patients. Interventions None. Main Outcome Measures Depression, anxiety, coping, infertility–related stress, appraisal of treatment, and medical outcomes. Results FP patients reported more symptoms of anxiety and depression than infertile patients, but infertile patients’ symptoms worsened over time. 44% of FP and 14% of infertile patients’ scores exceeded the clinical cut-off for depression at pre-treatment. The interval between surveys and medical treatment data did not predict changes in mood symptoms. Coping strategies and infertility-related stress did not differ between groups and avoidant coping predicted higher depression and anxiety scores. Conclusion FP patients reported more anxiety and depression than infertile patients at enrollment in treatment, with more than one third of FP patients reporting clinically significant depressive symptoms. However, infertile patients’ anxiety and depressive symptoms increased across treatment. This increase was not related to time between registration for IVF and oocyte retrieval or the medical aspects of treatment. FP and infertile patients should be provided psychological consultation prior to treatment to identify mood and anxiety symptoms and to refer patients for counseling as needed to prevent worsening of symptoms.

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Influence of illness representations on coping strategies and psychosocial outcomes of infertility: Systematic review and meta‐analysis

Influence of illness representations on coping strategies and psychosocial outcomes of infertility: Systematic review and meta‐analysis

Prospective study of depression and anxiety in female fertility preservation and infertility patients

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