Infertility Urological and Genital Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
This quasi-experimental study used a nonequivalent control group non-synchronized pretest-post-test design. The recruitment process for the experimental and control groups was as follows
Data collect
Sponsors
Seoul Medical Center
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Women and their husbands (couples) who were having IUI were eligible to participate. The inclusion criteria were: 1. Couples who understood the purpose of the study and gave written consent to participate in the study 2. Couples diagnosed with infertility and undergoing IUI 3. Couples without health problems other than infertility, such as mental illness 4. A couple who can use the Internet through a mobile device
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Couples in which at least one of the couples is taking medications such as anti-anxiety drugs or tranquilizers 2. Cases in which at least one of the couples does not use a mobile device, those who did not agree to participate voluntarily
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| General and infertility-related characteristics (10 questions) and the study variables (infertility stress, anxiety, infertility self-efficacy, marital relationship, social support, and infertility quality of life) measured using a pre-survey on the first day of the IUI process | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Infertility stress, anxiety, infertility self-efficacy, couple relationship, social support, and infertility quality of life, measured using a second survey after completing all interventions | — |
Countries
Korea, South
Outcome results
None listed