Infertility
Conditions
Keywords
stress, cortisol Level, pregnancy Outcome, infertility
Brief summary
The aim of the this study was to evaluate the effect of fertility support education given to infertile couples before treatment.
Detailed description
Before the treatment, couples were given fertility support training for four weeks. After the treatment was completed, the couples' stress level and quality of life, women's self-efficacy, fertility readiness, cortisol levels and pregnancy outcomes were examined.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALfertility support education
In the first module, female reproductive organs, the occurrence of pregnancy and the effect of stress on fertility are explained to women using models and training booklets. The effects of affirmation, which is one of the ways to positively affect the consciousness, and imagination, visualization and relaxation techniques, which are ways to positively affect the subconscious, on body and reproductive functions are explained. In the second module, women and their partners were also trained, and the effect of lifestyle on reproductive health was explained through the second module training booklet. In the third module, an example of a one-week program in which they could apply the methods described in the training before starting their treatments was introduced. In the fourth module, treatment process was explained to women and the practices described in the training were shared, which they could do to relax during this process.
Sponsors
Celal Bayar University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
Two groups with intervention group and control group
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* diagnosed with primary infertility * have not received fertility support training before * can speak Turkish
Exclusion criteria
* with psychiatric illness
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Infertility Stress Scale | two month | This scale, which can be applied to both men and women, consists of three subscales and 14 items. The sub-dimensions of the scale are personal space, marital space and social space. A high score from the subscales of the scale indicates that stress has increased, while a low score indicates that stress has decreased. |
| Infertility Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form | two month | The scale was developed to evaluate the self-efficacy perceptions of infertile individuals about their cognitive, emotional and behavioral skill strengths. A 10-item short form of this scale, which consists of 16 items, was created in 2006. A minimum of 8 and a maximum of 32 points are obtained from the scale, and the higher the score obtained from the scale, the higher the perception of self-efficacy is considered. |
| Fertility Readiness Scale | two month | The scale consists of three sub-dimensions: Hope and Awareness, Positive Emotions and Thoughts, and Ready Body and Brain. Getting a high score on this scale indicates strong fertility readiness. The minimum score from the scale is 23 points and the maximum score is 115 points. The median score of this scale is 56 and it is stated that this score can be taken as the cut-off value. A score of 56 points or higher from the scale indicates that the woman feels more ready for pregnancy. |
| Fertiqol Quality of Life Scale | two month | The scale evaluates quality of life. The core module consists of four dimensions: emotional, mind-body, relational and social, and the treatment module consists of two sub-dimensions: treatment environment and treatment tolerance. The total score of the scale varies between 0-100, and an increase in the total score indicates an increase in the quality of life. |
| Blood cortisol level | two month | An increase in blood cortisol level indicates that stress increases, and a decrease indicates that stress decreases. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed