Correlation analysis of anxiety, depression and quality of life in in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer patients before treatment / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the correlation between anxiety, depression and quality of life in patients undergoing in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer. Methods The psychological status of patients undergoing in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer in Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command from November 2016 to March 2017 was investigated with the method of purposive sampling. Results The survey released a total of 300 questionnaires with effective recovery of 280, the effective recovery rate was 93.33%. The score of anxiety scale was (55.16 ± 3.92) points, the score of depression scale was (55.62 ± 8.45) points. Nearly 87%(244/280) patients showed anxiety symptom, and 48%(134/280) patients showed depression symptom. The score of quality of life was (62.55±12.09) points, and the anxiety and depression were negatively correlated with the quality of life (r=-0.581,-0.544). Multivariate regression analysis showed that factors affecting the fertility quality of life scores including anxiety, depression, age, educational level, family income, infertility years, type of infertility, previous receiving assisted reproductive history. Conclusions The patients with in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer show different degrees of anxiety and depression, and is correlated with quality of life. Medical staff should pay more attention to the psychological status of patients, adopt targeted interventions to improve anxiety and depression status of patients, help patients to actively take effective coping style to improve the quality of life of patients, improve the clinical pregnancy rate.