Effect of infertility on quality of life of women: a validation study of the Turkish FertiQoL

Dural, Özlem; Yaşa, Cenk; Keyif, Betül; Çeliksoy, Harika Yumru; Demiral, İrem; Özgör, Bahar Yüksel; Uğurlucan, Funda Güngör; Baştu, Ercan

doi:10.1080/14647273.2016.1214754

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“…In a Dutch sample, the total FertiQoL scores that corresponded to the clinical cut off for anxiety and depression were 59 and 52, respectively (Aarts et al, 2011). Using similar methodology, cut offs of 55 and 52, respectively, were reported for women in Turkey (Dural et al, 2016) whereas another study of Turkish women found the same cut offs as the Dutch sample (Kahyaoglu Sut & Balkanli Kaplan, 2015). In an Italian study, FertiQoL Relational scores below around 74 corresponded to marital dysfunction on dyadic adjustment questionnaire (range 74 to 84, depending on measure, Donarelli et al, 2016).…”

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confidence: 79%

“…FertiQoL subscales were correlated with cognate measures of psychological and interpersonal functioning. For example, three showed that higher depression and anxiety were related to lower FertiQoL scores (Aarts et al, 2011;Chi et al, 2016;Dural et al, 2016). Some of the associations between psychological vulnerability and FertiQoL were mediated by other variables.…”

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Fertility quality of life tool: update on research and practice considerations

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The 36-item Fertility Quality of Life (FertiQoL) tool is increasingly used in research and practice. It measures quality of life in four personal domains (emotional, social, relational, mind/body) and two treatment domains (tolerability, environment). A literature review of published empirical research using FertiQoL was undertaken to provide an overview of this research base. Five databases were searched using "the key word FertiQoL" and its variant. In total, 41 published articles from 35 independent samples in 23 countries involving 16,315 participants, mainly in clinical settings, were reviewed. FertiQoL was used for three main purposes. First, to assess quality of life and FertiQoL measurement properties (especially Core FertiQoL)) in new populations using cross-sectional designs. Second, to identify correlates, predictors and consequences of fertility quality of life. These also Some included international comparisons. Finally, to assess the effect of psychological interventions on fertility quality of life. The range of median FertiQoL Core, Treatment and subscale (scaled) scores in 31 samples was between 60 and 75. Poorer fertility quality of life was most consistently associated with being a woman, longer duration of infertility, poorer psychological functioning and lower patient-centered care. Some FertiQoL subscale scores were shown to improved after psychological interventions. Future research should address measurement issues and provide more in-depth understanding ofexamine reported associations with fertility quality of life.

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Section: Fertility Quality Of Life Tool Review 12mentioning

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Fertility quality of life tool: update on research and practice considerations

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“…Moreover, there is reasonable evidence for adequate linguistic validation of FertiQoL [ 86 ] as confirmed by a plethora of data collected from several populations [ 8 , 89 – 92 ]. This support that PROs of FertiQoL reliably measures QoL in women facing infertility and prove that infertility significantly reduces female QoL by increasing anxiety and depression levels [ 6 – 8 , 89 – 92 ]. Both conditions belong to the emotional domain independently of the infertility cause and constitute stressful stimuli (namely distress) acting on the HPA and SAM frameworks as previously described.…”

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Lifestyle and fertility: the influence of stress and quality of life on female fertility

Palomba

Daolio

Romeo

et al. 2018

Reprod Biol Endocrinol

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There is growing evidence that lifestyle choices account for the overall quality of health and life (QoL) reflecting many potential lifestyle risks widely associated with alterations of the reproductive function up to the infertility. This review aims to summarize in a critical fashion the current knowledge about the potential effects of stress and QoL on female reproductive function. A specific literature search up to August 2017 was performed in IBSS, SocINDEX, Institute for Scientific Information, PubMed, Web of Science and Google Scholar. Current review highlights a close relationship in women between stress, QoL and reproductive function, that this association is more likely reported in infertile rather than fertile women, and that a vicious circle makes them to have supported each other. However, a precise cause-effect relationship is still difficult to demonstrate due to conflicting results and the lack of objective measures/instruments of evaluation.

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“…Although the reliability and validity of the distress scale used for considering the concurrent validity have been confirmed, the use of scales such as HADS, which is frequently used globally, was better [24] [25]. For example, the QoL and anxiety and depression scores of the infertility patients were significantly negatively related when using FertiQoL and HADS [26] [27].…”

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Validity and Reliability of the Japanese Version of the Fertility Quality of Life (FertiQoL) Tool for Couples Undergoing Fertility Treatment

Asazawa¹,

Jitsuzaki²,

Mori³

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Background: FertiQoL, which measures the Quality of Life (QOL) of reproductive partners, has been translated and used in 45 languages in the world. The reliability and validity of the original English version of FertiQoL have been confirmed. However, there is still no report on the reliability and validity of the Japanese version by a large-scale survey. This study aimed to examine the reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the FertiQoL scale for measuring the QOL of patients with reproductive problems. Methods: An unsigned self-filled questionnaire survey was conducted in patients undergoing infertility treatment at seven facilities in the Kanto area in Japan using the 34 items of the Japanese version of the FertiQoL scale. The study design was quantitative cross-sectional descriptive research. The investigation period was from April 2013 to April 2018. The contents of the investigation were attributes, FertiQoL scale, and distress scale. To determine the construct validity, principal component analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and correlation analysis for each subscale were performed using SPSS Statistics Ver. 23.0 and AMOS Ver. 23.0. The study was performed after obtaining approval from the Research Ethics Review Committee of the responsible institutions to which the researchers belong as an ethical consideration. Results: The participants included 1201 patients undergoing infertility treatment and who provided valid responses. The Cronbach's α was 0.92, and confirmatory factor analysis identified six domains with 34 items that showed the following values: goodness of fit index = 0.877, adjusted goodness of fit index = 0.

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Effect of infertility on quality of life of women: a validation study of the Turkish FertiQoL

Cited by 38 publications

References 28 publications

Fertility quality of life tool: update on research and practice considerations

Fertility quality of life tool: update on research and practice considerations

Lifestyle and fertility: the influence of stress and quality of life on female fertility

Validity and Reliability of the Japanese Version of the Fertility Quality of Life (FertiQoL) Tool for Couples Undergoing Fertility Treatment

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