The Fertility Quality of Life Questionnaire (FertiQoL) Relational subscale: psychometric properties and discriminant validity across gender

Donarelli, Zaira; Coco, Gianluca Lo; Gullo, Salvatore; Salerno, Laura; Marino, Angelo; Sammartano, Francesca; Allegra, Adolfo

doi:10.1093/humrep/dew168

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“…Further evidence of criterion‐related validity was offered by the positive association between PSS and psychological well‐being scores, in line with the conceptual inclusion of positive sexuality in the domain of positive psychology and with the results of studies attesting that aspects of positive sexuality are linked to mental health and global well‐being (Anderson, ; Sánchez‐Fuentes et al, ; Shahhosseini et al, ). The fact that this association was stronger among infertile women is in line with previous evidence that, on the opposite, the perceived burden of infertility in the sexual domain is strongly linked to a lower quality of life in infertile women (Donarelli et al, ).…”

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Development and initial validation of the Positive Sexuality Scale for female adults

Casu

2019

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Aim and objectives To develop and initially validate the Positive Sexuality Scale (PSS) to assess adult female‐positive sexuality. Background While traditional approaches focus on negative sexual experiences and sexual dysfunctions, within the positive psychology framework positive sexuality is a subjective experience of happiness and fulfilment with one’s sexual expression, which contributes to well‐being. No measure exists that specifically measures adult female‐positive sexuality and can be confidently used with women of any fertility/childlessness status. Design Two‐stage cross‐sectional study with a 4‐week test–retest, which follows the STROBE guidelines. Methods Participants were 912 Italian women aged 18–45 (52.74% mothers, 23.79% voluntarily childless and 23.46% primary infertile), who completed the 5‐item PSS and a self‐report of psychological well‐being. A subsample (n = 61) completed the 4‐week test–retest. Results Factor analyses supported a one‐factor model with measurement invariance across adulthood stage and fertility/childlessness status and good reliability. Younger and fertile women showed higher PSS scores, and moderate‐to‐high variability in infertile women’s well‐being was accounted for by PSS scores. Conclusion The PSS is a brief self‐report with initial evidence of validity and reliability that could be used in sex research, practice and education. Relevance to clinical practice The PSS could assist health professionals to identify a positive resource to which women can draw on to deal with sex‐related issues. Implementing the assessment of female‐positive sexuality in infertility protocols could help professionals to identify a potential resource within couples facing infertility and its treatment.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

Development and initial validation of the Positive Sexuality Scale for female adults

Casu

2019

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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“…The QOL of Japanese patients during infertility treatment is particularly low compared with that of non-Japanese patients across the world. Among patients undergoing infertility treatment, Japanese patients had lower QOL scores than Italian [29], Romanian [30], and Dutch [31] patients. However, the QOL of Japanese patients was higher than that of Taiwanese patients [21].…”

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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

et al. 2018

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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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“…FertiQoL was created by experts from the Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology and the American Society of Reproduction and has been translated into 26 languages. 4,20 This validity and reliability of the tool have already been reported 13,21,22 for Japanese 23 patients as well as patients in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United Kingdom, Iran, Germany, and Taiwan. 4,20,21,24 FertiQoL is broadly divided into Core FertiQoL and Treatment FertiQoL.…”

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“…This study used Fertility Quality of Life (FertiQoL), 4 an integrated tool that evaluates the impact of fertility treatment on QOL in women undergoing fertility treatment. 13 Previous studies have shown that infertility and its treatment can cause emotional and mental stress, [14][15][16] leading to poor QOL. [17][18][19] In addition, we also included an original questionnaire investigating the obstacles posed by fertility treatment to the careers and support systems sought by working women and analyzed the responses.…”

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Infertility treatment hinders the careers of working women in Japan

Ichikawa

Ota

Kuwabara

et al. 2020

J of Obstet and Gynaecol

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Aim: Women undergoing infertility treatment often need to balance work and fertility treatment. Therefore, we evaluated the quality of life (QOL) and impact of infertility treatment on Japanese working women and their careers. Methods: We conducted an online questionnaire at 18 clinics in Japan. Responses were collected from 835 women, 713 of whom were working. The participants were divided into three groups based on treatment stage. Data were collected using the FertiQoL and an original questionnaire created by the authors. The Mann-Whitney U test and a multinomial logistic analysis were used. Results: Approximately 90% of the participants felt that treatment could hinder their work and 8% had quit their jobs. Low QOL was associated with sadness and despair due to infertility and mood disorders, disruptions to life and work, and the complicated medications and procedures involved in treatment. Social isolation and the effect of fertility treatment on daily life and work strongly hindered the careers of working women in the third stage of treatment (in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection). Approximately 70% of the participants required support to subsidize treatment costs and sought shorter working hours and flextime systems. Only 55% informed their workplaces about the fertility treatment, but about 70% easily gained understanding by informing them. Conclusions: For many working women, infertility treatment posed barriers to their careers, which could explain the low QOL. Urgent introduction of a support system is necessary in Japan, and understanding and social acceptance of infertility appears to be important.

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The Fertility Quality of Life Questionnaire (FertiQoL) Relational subscale: psychometric properties and discriminant validity across gender

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Cited by 41 publications

References 30 publications

Development and initial validation of the Positive Sexuality Scale for female adults

Development and initial validation of the Positive Sexuality Scale for female adults

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

Infertility treatment hinders the careers of working women in Japan

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