Development and Validation of a Fertility Intention Scale in Breast Cancer Survivors

Li, Chin-Ching; Huang, Sheng-Miauh; Lai, Jerry Cheng-Yen; Hsiung, Yvonne; Chen, Yiheng; Lee, Ching‐Fang

doi:10.1097/jnr.0000000000000223

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“…The sample size was estimated by modeling the previously published study of fertility intention among breast cancer patients (Li et al, 2017). In that study, the M ± SD fertility intention score was 40.90 ± 11.42 after completing chemotherapy.…”

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Impact of Symptom and Social Support on Fertility Intention in Reproductive-Age Women With Breast Cancer

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This study describes the fertility intention and explores factors related to fertility intention in reproductive-age women with breast cancer in Taiwan. In this cross-sectional study, women of childbearing age who had been diagnosed with breast cancer completed a face-to-face survey that included demographic, disease, and symptom-related data, and social support and fertility intention information. The mean fertility intention score among the 223 participants was "medium" ( M ± SD = 41.18 ± 12.62). Higher symptom severity, especially for distress, was related to lower fertility intention. Instrumental support from families and friends was positively associated with fertility intention score. Younger women had better fertility intention scores than older women. The Sobel test showed that age mediated menopause and fertility intention. The findings offer the evidence of the needs to control symptoms and provide sufficient instrumental support regarding fertility after completing chemotherapy.

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“…Fertility intention was measured using the Fertility Intention Scale (FIS), which was developed by Li et al (). The Cronbach's alpha calculated for the FIS (15 items) was 0.88.…”

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Infertility‐related knowledge in childbearing‐age women with breast cancer after chemotherapy

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Int J of Nursing Practice

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Aim The purposes of this study were to describe the degree of knowledge and explore the factors associated with knowledge of infertility among women of childbearing age with breast cancer. Methods In this cross‐sectional study, we recruited women of childbearing age with a diagnosis of breast cancer who had completed chemotherapy at a hospital in Taipei from 2015 through 2016. Face‐to‐face interviews were completed with 201 (62%) of 324 eligible women, asking about sociodemographic variables, disease and treatment characteristics, fertility intention, and infertility‐related knowledge. Results The result showed one in 10 women had thought about becoming pregnant after completion of breast cancer chemotherapy. The mean score of infertility knowledge among participants was low, especially for general knowledge. Women with higher levels of education had better knowledge scores. Fertility intention score, especially for the domain of the pregnant risk, was negatively associated with infertility knowledge score. Conclusion Women with breast cancer lacked knowledge about infertility and underestimated the possibility of infertility. We suggest future patient education on infertility after cancer treatment and about reproductive technology in oncologic practice before treatment begins.

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“…A previous study indicated that the mean score of Fertility Intention Scale (FIS) after treatment was 40.90 ± 11.42 (Li et al., ). Therefore, we assumed that the FIS score was normally distributed.…”

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“…The Cronbach's alpha calculated for the FIS was .88. The reliability and validity of the FIS have been well established (Hsieh et al., ; Li et al., ).…”

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“…The fertility intention among the reproductive‐age women with cancer would be more complex than among women in the healthy population because of life‐threatening cancer and related treatments. For reproductive‐age women with cancer, the fertility intention could be defined as a mental mechanism that is used to explain behaviors by portraying the individual as an actor who has desires and who attempts to achieve the pregnancy, which is directed by her beliefs (Astington, ; Li et al., ). Before the cancer diagnosis, women were mainly influenced by pre‐existing ideas about the desire for children.…”

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Oncofertility to Evidence‐Based Practice: Changes in Fertility Intention and Symptom Burden in Reproductive‐Age Women With Breast Cancer

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Background: Infertility is negatively related to the quality of life in reproductive-age women with breast cancer. The nurses who care for these patients lack a comprehensive understanding of the changes in fertility intention that patients undergo from the time of cancer diagnosis, throughout treatment, and after treatment. A fertility intention assessment is the first step in discerning the patient's ideas toward future pregnancy.Aims: This study examined the changes in fertility intention and symptom burden in reproductive-age women with breast cancer before, during, and after treatment. We also explored predictors of fertility intention among the women.

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Development and Validation of a Fertility Intention Scale in Breast Cancer Survivors

Abstract: The FIS has acceptable reliability, content validity, and construct validity. This scale is appropriate for use in research and clinical practice settings to evaluate the risk-benefit perceptions of pregnancy in patients with breast cancer.

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Impact of Symptom and Social Support on Fertility Intention in Reproductive-Age Women With Breast Cancer

Impact of Symptom and Social Support on Fertility Intention in Reproductive-Age Women With Breast Cancer

Infertility‐related knowledge in childbearing‐age women with breast cancer after chemotherapy

Oncofertility to Evidence‐Based Practice: Changes in Fertility Intention and Symptom Burden in Reproductive‐Age Women With Breast Cancer

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