The Role of Infertility Stress and Defeat in Predicting the Quality of Infertile Women's Marital Relationship

Abstract

Background and Objectives: Infertility is a stressful experience in life that causes many psychological problems for the individual and his family. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of infertility stress and defeat in predicting the quality of infertile women's marital relationship. Methods The present study was a descriptive correlational study. A sample of 120 infertile women using the available sampling method was selected from women who referred to the Infertility Center in Birjand in 2020. Research tools included Newton et al.'s infertility stress scale, Gilbert and Allen's sense of failure, and the quality of the right marriage relationship with colleagues. To analyze the data, Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regressions were used simultaneously using SPSS software version 22 at a significance level of 0.05. ResultsThe results showed that there was a direct relationship between infertility stress (r=0.722) and feelings of failure (r=0.651) and the quality of marital relationship (P<0.01). Also, the value of standardized regression coefficient (Beta) for infertility stress components including social dimension (P=0.014, β=0.135), sexual dimension (P= 0.035, β= 0.88), communication (P=0.166, β=0.260), lifestyle non-acceptance (P<0.001, β=0.235), need for parenting (P<0.001, β=0.219) and failure feeling component Included feelings of stagnation (P<0.001, β = 0.240), feeling of loss (P<0.001, β=0.225) and feelings of satisfaction (P<0.001, β = 0.261). Conclusion Based on the results of the study, it can be said that with increasing infertility stress and feelings of failure, the quality of the marital relationship of infertile women decreases. Thus, infertility stress and feelings of failure play a crucial role in the quality of infertile women's marital relationship.

The Perceptions of Women with Gynecological Cancer after Radiotherapy Treatment: A Gender-Based Qualitative Study

“…According to the National Cancer Institute [16], IADLs are affected by a cancer diagnosis. Specifically, vesico-rectal preparation and dietary recommendations affect patients' lives and activities [14,15]. The participants indicated limitations in their IADLs due to tiredness, which exerted an influence on their life pace, leisure activities, and work, which is in line with other studies [14][15][16]21,42].…”

“…Due to its secondary effects, radiotherapy produces a change in the instrumental daily living activities of the women undergoing its treatment, that is, the activities related to independent life, which include cooking, shopping, house chores, working, and leisure, among others [14][15][16]. This is specifically due to vesico-rectal preparation (related to the large amount of water they have to drink and the administration of an enema prior to the radiotherapy session) and the dietary recommendations that should be followed during treatment [14,15].…”

“…Due to its secondary effects, radiotherapy produces a change in the instrumental daily living activities of the women undergoing its treatment, that is, the activities related to independent life, which include cooking, shopping, house chores, working, and leisure, among others [14][15][16]. This is specifically due to vesico-rectal preparation (related to the large amount of water they have to drink and the administration of an enema prior to the radiotherapy session) and the dietary recommendations that should be followed during treatment [14,15]. This change comes when a woman assumes her disease, which has been explained from different points of view: Bayés [17] highlighted the stress generated and its characteristics, Holland [18] emphasized the possible influencing factors of this, whereas Kübler-Ross drew a similarity with the mourning phases [19].…”