2018
DOI: 10.1177/1054773818770814
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Impact of Symptom and Social Support on Fertility Intention in Reproductive-Age Women With Breast Cancer

Abstract: 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 symp… Show more

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“…Increased perceived stress is associated with decrease in fertility intention (measured via the fertility intension scale developed by Li et al. [ 16 ]), whereas increased social support from family and friends is positively associated with fertility intention ( 17 ). Qualitative studies also have found higher anxiety in general, specifically about financial issues, and these issues decrease people’s desire for more children ( 18 ), and changes in fertility treatment are correlated with both anxiety and depressive symptoms ( 8 ).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Increased perceived stress is associated with decrease in fertility intention (measured via the fertility intension scale developed by Li et al. [ 16 ]), whereas increased social support from family and friends is positively associated with fertility intention ( 17 ). Qualitative studies also have found higher anxiety in general, specifically about financial issues, and these issues decrease people’s desire for more children ( 18 ), and changes in fertility treatment are correlated with both anxiety and depressive symptoms ( 8 ).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Birth 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 [ 15 , 16 ]. In the current study, we conceptualize third birth intention as the desire or intent to have three children.…”
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“…The SDM part included providing comparisons of treatment and fertility preservation options, assessing each patient's values and preferences (such as cost or safety), assessing their degree of knowledge regarding infertility and fertility preservation options, and reaching a collective decision on the best option. We also linked the organizations that provide fertility preservation services in a resource section [38]. Appropriate literature was also provided in the reference section.…”
Section: Results Of the Reflect And Plan Phasementioning
confidence: 99%