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Correlation between perceived infertility-related stress and fertility quality of life in women diagnosed with primary infertility

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2021

B. Batinic ,
J. Milovanovic  and
S. Dragojevic-Dikic
B. Batinic*
Affiliation:
Clinic Of Psychiatry, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia Department Of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade, Serbia
J. Milovanovic
Affiliation:
Department Of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade, Serbia
S. Dragojevic-Dikic
Affiliation:
Department Of Obstetrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic “National front”, Belgrade, Serbia
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

A diagnosis of infertility is a stressful emotional experience for women, leading to a significant detrimental impact in many domains of life quality.

Objectives

The aim of this study is to explore the correlation between perceived infertility-related stress and fertility quality of life in affected women.

Methods

The study sample comprised 236 women diagnosed with primary infertility, recruited from the Gynecology Obstetrics Clinic, with a mean age of 33.21 years (min 20, max 46) and with a mean duration of conception attempts of 3.24 years (min 1, max 16), assessed by the Fertility Problem Inventory (FPI) and the Fertility quality of life questionnaire (FertiQol).

Results

The mean FPI and FertiQol were 137.23 (SD=29.066) and 65.356 (SD=11.119) respectively. There was a significant negative correlation between perceived infertility-related stress and fertility quality of life (r= -.513; p<0.01). All the subscales of the applied questionnaires showed significant negative correlations, with exception of Need for parenthood and Rejection of childfree lifestyle subscales of FPI and Treatment related quality of life of FertiQol. Furthermore, the total FPI score could significantly predict the total FertiQol score (F=83.386; df=1:234; p<0.01). On the basis of perceived infertility-related stress, a 26.3% variance of fertility quality of life can be explained.

Conclusions

Women diagnosed with primary infertility who experience higher levels of infertility-related stress had a lower level of fertility quality of life.

Keywords

infertility-related stressfertility quality of lifewomen diagnosed with primary infertility
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European Psychiatry , Volume 64 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 29th European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2021 , pp. S600 - S601
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