Assisted Reproductive Treatments, Quality of Life, and Alexithymia in Couples

Renzi, Alessia; Fedele, Fabiola; Trani, Michela Di

doi:10.3390/healthcare11071026

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“…A study has shown that in couples who are candidates for ART, a better quality of life in women is predicted with their partner’s more capabilities of identifying and describing emotions. It is also reported in this study that the better quality of life of each couple is related to the quality of life of the other 15 .…”

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Design and psychometric evaluation of the collaborative coping with infertility questionnaire in candidate of assisted reproductive techniques

Reisi,

Kazemi

2024

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Evaluating couples’ coping with infertility and its impact on their mental health is valuable in designing supportive programs. Since infertility is a shared problem in married life, coping with it requires collaborative coping strategies. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to design and psychometrically evaluate the collaborative coping with infertility questionnaire (CCIQ) in candidates of assisted reproductive techniques (ART). The exploratory factor analysis of a 27-item questionnaire designed based on the Likert scale in the Persian language was evaluated through the principal component analysis method in a cross-sectional study conducted on 200 couples who volunteered for ART. The cut-off point of factor loadings was considered 0.4. Furthermore, the criterion validity of the questionnaire was evaluated using a 12-item revised Fertility Adjustment Scale (R-FAS) and its relationship with the score of the CCIQ. Moreover, the internal consistency of the questionnaire was evaluated using Cronbach’s alpha correlation coefficient. In the exploratory factor analysis, 20 items with a factor loading above 0.4 were extracted under three factors. The three extracted factors with a value above one explained 43.78% of the variance of CCIQ. The factor loading of the accepted items ranged between 0.402 and 0.691. External reliability was confirmed with Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.98. The relationship between CCIQ and R-FAS score was significant (p < 0.0001). The results of the study showed that the 20-item CCIQ enjoyed acceptable validity and reliability in the three dimensions of ‘dynamic interaction,’ ‘reorganizing married life goals,’ and ‘perception about infertility,’ which can be used to evaluate collaborative coping with infertility questionnaire in ART candidates.

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Design and psychometric evaluation of the collaborative coping with infertility questionnaire in candidate of assisted reproductive techniques

Reisi,

Kazemi

2024

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“…Previous research has suggested a correlation between elevated externally oriented thinking in males relative to their partners and their QoL levels. Furthermore, the QoL of both partners appears to be intricately interconnected ( 35 ). This finding underscores the significance of implementing interventions aimed at couples as a collective unit.…”

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Association between quality of life and resilience in infertile patients: a systematic review

Liu,

Dou,

Qin

et al. 2024

Front. Public Health

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This systematic review was carried out to describe QoL and resilience in infertile patients, as well as the relationship between them, and to give a theoretical foundation for clinical practice. The databases of CNKI, Wanfang data, VIP database, PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase were searched without a time limit. A narrative synthesis of relevant articles was undertaken. This systematic review was registered on PROSPERO in advance. Of 21 studies eligible for inclusion in this review, 13 focused on the relationship between QoL and resilience, 5 on QoL influencing factors (resilience included), and 3 on mediation effect analysis on mental health (resilience as a mediator). Resilience can significantly predict the QoL of infertile patients. It seems plausible that more resilient couples will be less vulnerable to the stress of infertility. A global consortium of infertile population research could make cross-cultural comparisons of QoL and resilience possible. Future research should focus on resilience therapies.Systematic review registrationThis systematic review was registered on PROSPERO in advance (CRD42023414706).

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“…Renzi et al similarly showed that men’s higher capability to identify and describe their emotions was associated with their wives’ higher quality of life 39 . It is believed that in dynamic interaction, it is indispensable for couples to make an effort to reduce their partner’s stress by using appropriate strategies 40 .…”

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“…In addition, this finding confirms the results of Casu et al 's study, which showed that the effect of couples' social support was mediated by their coping strategies 37 . Renzi et al similarly showed that men's higher capability to identify and describe their emotions was associated with their wives' higher quality of life 39 . It is believed that in dynamic interaction, it is indispensable for couples to make an effort to reduce their partner's stress by using appropriate strategies 40 .…”

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Spouse’s coping strategies mediate the relationship between women’s coping strategies and their psychological health among infertile couples

Reisi

Kazemi

Abedi

et al. 2023

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Social problems and suffering from the treatment process for infertile couples, especially for women, require the couples to cope with them to balance the infertility crisis. According to the close interactions of the couples with each other, the objective of the present study was to explore a theoretical framework for the relationships between women’s coping strategies, spouses’ coping strategies, and women’s psychological health in infertile couples who were candidates for assisted reproductive technology (ART). This cross-sectional study was carried out on 212 couples undergoing ART. The couples’ coping strategies were evaluated using a validated self-report questionnaire. The women’s psychological health was assessed using a 21-item stress, anxiety, and depression scale (DASS-21). Statistical analysis was performed using the plug-in application PROCESS macro for SPSS. The direct effect of the women’s self-blame and self-focused rumination strategies (p < .0001), and the indirect effect of the women’s self-blame on stress and depression by mediating spouses’ self-blame and self-focused rumination strategies, was significant. The indirect effect of the women’s self-focused rumination on the anxiety and depression levels by mediating spouses’ self-blame strategy was significant. The women’s self-blame and self-focused rumination strategies had a negative effect on the women’s psychological health who were undergoing ART. This negative effect was mediated by the spouse’s coping strategies.

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Assisted Reproductive Treatments, Quality of Life, and Alexithymia in Couples

Cited by 11 publications

References 62 publications

Design and psychometric evaluation of the collaborative coping with infertility questionnaire in candidate of assisted reproductive techniques

Design and psychometric evaluation of the collaborative coping with infertility questionnaire in candidate of assisted reproductive techniques

Association between quality of life and resilience in infertile patients: a systematic review

Spouse’s coping strategies mediate the relationship between women’s coping strategies and their psychological health among infertile couples

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