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Background: In order to empower infertile individuals and provide high quality patient-centered infertility care, it is necessary to recognize and meet infertile individuals' educational needs. This study aims to examine infertility patients' knowledge and subsequently their education needs given their attitudinal approach to infertility education in terms of patients who undergo assisted reproduction treatment
Materials and Methods: This descriptive study enrolled 150 subjects by convenience sampling of all patients who received their first assisted reproductive treatment between July and September 2015 at a referral fertility clinic, Royan Institute, Tehran, Iran. We used a questionnaire that measured fertility and infertility information [8 questions] as well as attitude toward education on the causes and treatment of infertility [5 questions]. Chi-square, independent sample t test, and one way ANOVA analyses were conducted to examine differences by sex. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant
Results: Total mean knowledge was 3.08 +/- 0.99. Clients' responses indicated that the highest mean knowledge scores related to knowledge of factors that affected pregnancy [3.97 +/- 1.11] and infertility treatment [3.97 +/- 1.16]. The lowest mean knowledge scores related to knowledge of the natural reproductive cycle [2.96 +/- 1.12] and anatomy of the genital organs [2.94 +/- 1.16]. Most females [92.1%] and males [83.3%] were of the opinion that infertility education programs should include causes of infertility and types of treatment associated with diagnostic and laboratory procedures. No statistically significant difference existed between male and female participants [P=0.245]
Conclusion: Most participants in this study expressed awareness of factors that affect pregnancy and infertility treatment. It is imperative to educate and empower infertile individuals who seek reproduction treatment in terms of infertility causes and types of treatment, as well as diagnostic and laboratory procedures to enable them to make informed decisions about their assisted reproductive procedures
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Adult , Adolescent , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Young Adult , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Reproductive Techniques, Assisted , Infertility , Patient Education as Topic , IranABSTRACT
Background: Infertility is a global public health issue and may adversely affect life satisfaction. One of the most widely instruments used to assess life satisfaction is the Satisfaction with Life Scale [SWLS]
Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the SWLS in Iranian infertile women
Materials and Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, a total of 125 infertile women referring to Royan Institute in Tehran were selected by convenience sampling method. The participants were administered the SWLS, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale [HADS], and a demographic questionnaire. The psychometric properties of the SWLS were examined: construct validity using confirmatory factor analysis [CFA], reliability using Cronbach's alpha and convergent validity by examining the relationship with HADS
Result: Results of the CFA indicated that a single-factor model provides a good fit to the data [X[2]/df= 1.58; GFI= 0.975; CFI= 0.995; NFI= 0.985; RMSEA= 0.069 and SRMR= 0.027]. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient for SWLS was 0.887. Significant negative correlations were found between SWLS and HADS scores for anxiety [r= -0.410] and depression [r= -0.434], indicating an acceptable convergent validity
Conclusion: The SWLS has adequate psychometric properties for assessing life satisfaction in Iranian infertile women
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Background: In 1993, Muller developed the Prenatal Attachment Inventory [PAI] which has been used widely in many studies and translated into several languages. The current study aimed to translate the PAI into Persian, assess the underlying structure of the PAI, and the appropriateness of the one-factor solution proposed by Muller
Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we recruited a total of 322 primigravidae in their 27th to 34th gestational weeks that referred to private and governmental prenatal clinics in Tehran, Iran. All participants completed the Persian versions of the PAI and a demographic questionnaire. Participants were re-tested 2 weeks after the initial testing The following psychometric properties of the PAI were investigated: construct validity by confirmatory factor analysis [CFA], internal consistency reliability with Cronbach's alpha, and test-retest reliability according to the intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC]
Results: The CFA results indicated that a single-factor model provided good fit to the data, which confirmed the original model by its developer. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient for PAI was 0.856 and the test-retest reliability with ICC was 0.784. Considering the duration between marriage and pregnancy, women with low duration scored significantly higher than women with high duration on PAI [P=0.043]
Conclusion: The Persian version of the PAI showed that one factor structure was ad- equate and could be used for measuring psychological affectionate attachment between Iranian mothers and their fetuses
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To our knowledge, there is no valid and comprehensive questionnaire that considers attitude toward oocyte donation [OD]. Therefore this study has aimed to design and develop a tool entitled attitude toward donation-oocyte [ATOD-O] to measure attitude toward OD. This methodological, qualitative research was undertaken on 15 infertile cases. In addition, we performed a literature review and search of various databases. Validity of this questionnaire was conducted by knowledgeable experts who determined indices such as relevancy, clarity, and comprehensiveness. Reliability of the questionnaire was assessed based on the opinions of experts and infertile couples referred to Royan Institute. ATOD-O was designed in 52 statements that covered various issues such as the OD process, donor and recipient characteristics, as well as family, emotional, psychological, legal, religious, and socio-economic dimensions. Results were scored as five points: 1 [strongly disagree], 2 [disagree], 3 [somewhat], 4 [agree], and 5 [strongly agree]. The overall relevancy of the questionnaire was 97% and clarity was 96%. Overall comprehensiveness was 100%.The findings from this preliminary validation study have indicated that ATOD-O is a valid measure for measuring and assessing attitude toward donated oocytes. This questionnaire can be used in studies regarding different groups of a society