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Background: Many infertile couples experience psychological distress and suffer from impaired quality of life. Gen- erally, when couples are dealing with uncontrolled events such as infertility, it is important to manage it well and to use the suitable coping style; so this can represent an example of attribution style. The purpose of this study is to investigate the quality of life, relationship beliefs and attribution style in infertile couples
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study consisted of 50 infertile couples, who were at least 18 years of age and could read and write in Persian. Participants provided demographic and general characteristics and completed the quality of life [SF-12], relationship belief inventory [RBI] and attribution style [ASQ] forms. Data was analyzed by the paired t test, Pearson correlation tests and multiple linear regression analysis, using SPSS version 22 statistical software
Results: Overall, 50 infertile couples participated in our study. The males had a significantly higher score for quality of life compared to the females [P=0.019]. In RBI subscales except "Disagreement is Destructive" all others signifi- cantly higher in wives than husbands. All subscales of RBI had a negative correlation with the quality of life. The quality of life had a significant correlation with positive internal [r=0.213, P=0.033]. The adjusted regression model showed that the quality of life for males was higher than in females [beta=-3.098, P=0.024]
Conclusion: The current data indicate that in infertile couples, the husbands have a higher quality of life in comparison to their wives. Also, all subscales of relationship beliefs have a negative correlation with the quality of life, but in at- tribution style, just internal attribution style for positive events is associated with the quality of life. In general, there is a correlation between relationship beliefs and the quality of life in infertile couples
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Background: This study evaluated hope, depression, anxiety, and stress among three groups of infertile couples
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study consisted of three groups of infertile couples-candidates for oocyte donation [n=60], embryo donation [n=60], and normal infertile [n=60]. Participants included couples seen at Royan Institute, Tehran, Iran between 2013-2014 who were at least 18 years of age and could read and write in Persian. Participants provided demographic and general characteristics and completed the Persian version of the Adult Trait Hope Scale [hope, agency and pathway] and Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale [DASS]. Data was analyzed by the paired t test, ANOVA, ANCOVA and Pearson correlation tests using SPSS statistical software
Results: Overall, 180 infertile couples participated in the three groups. There was a significant higher mean score for hope in husbands compared to wives in the normal infertile group [P=0.046]. Husbands in the normal infertile group also had a significantly higher mean score for pathway [P=0.032]. The frequency of anxiety significantly differed in female subjects [P=0.028]. In the normal infertile group, the anxiety distribution significantly differed between wives and husbands [P=0.006]. There was a significantly different stress frequency in male subjects [P=0.048]. In the embryo donation group, stress significantly differed between wives and husbands [P=0.002]. In the normal infertile group, stress also significantly differed between wives and husbands [P=0.05]
Conclusion: The results have suggested that hope might be important in reducing psychological symptoms and psychological adjustment in those exposed to infertility problems who follow medical recommendations, which accelerates recovery. It is recommended to hold psychological counseling sessions [hope therapy] during reproduction cycles
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Background: This study compared common psychological symptoms and life satisfaction in husbands and wives according to infertility diagnosis
Materials and Methods: We conducted this cross-sectional study on 248 infertile couples between November 1, 2014 and February 28, 2015 at Royan Institute, Tehran, Iran. Participants answered three questionnaires. First, they completed a demographic questionnaire followed by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale [HADS, 14-item self-report instrument] composed of two sub-scales: anxiety [HADS-A] and depression [HADS-D]. Participants also completed the Satisfaction with Life Scale [SLWS] comprised of 5 items. Both our questionnaires were validated for the Iranian population
Results: In couples with male factor infertility, wives had a significantly higher mean score for anxiety compared to their husbands [P<0.001]. When the cause of infertility was female factor, the wives appeared significantly more anxious [P<0.001] and depressed [P=0.004] than their husbands. Male patients, those with unknown and female factors, expressed greater satisfaction with life compared to other male patients [P=0.022]. Significantly greater depression existed among the couples in which the wives' educational levels was above their husbands [P=0.045]
Conclusion: Our findings showed that when the infertility etiology was male factor, female factors or unexplained, wives showed significantly higher anxiety than their husbands. In couples diagnosed with female factor infertility, wives showed significantly more depression than their husbands