O-113 Recent research on fertility staff emotions

Abstract Infertility-related psychological research is traditionally oriented more at analysing the wellbeing of couples undergoing Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART), than to studying job-related effects on healthcare fertility staff. The unfulfilled desire for a child can cause an emotional crisis couples: they may experience high levels stress with physical, emotional, social and financial concerns related infertility ART treatment. Little known instead about reaction members treatment delivery. In fact, it well documented that patients problems challenge usual approaches care, leading potential difficulties in therapeutic relationship: are often dissatisfied level empathy attention received by Besides, be experienced as manipulative, emotionally dependent, self-destructive, non-compliant hostile attitude, thus raising negative feelings frustration, anxiety, dislike among professionals. This aim titled “What staff emotions? An explorative analysis professionals’ subjective perspective”, aimed understanding perspective professionals their dynamics relationship patients. in-depth study was conducted 12 working clinic public hospital Rome. Structured interviews open-ended questions were Emotional Text Analysis carried out analyse transcripts interviews. Five thematic domains detected describe staff’s emotions professional experience, follows: performance anxiety (Cluster 1), ambivalence between omnipotence powerlessness 2), care burden 3), feeling duty 4), sense interdependence 5). suggests awareness implicitly meanings, beliefs, values, referred function facilitate team work relationship. For this reason, Italian National Register Institute Health Department Dynamic Clinical Psychology La Sapienza University examine characteristics services centres. A questionnaire consisting 26 sent physicians charge 341 centres active Italy. overall picture rather disappointing only half responding (47%) have psychologist permanently intervention seems considered targeting inner world individual or couple not context. Moreover, relatively few (10-20%) resort counselling 70% Referrals did seem regulated specific policies procedures 60% cases fee included fee. Furthermore, 30% worked independent who called upon request. It possible hypothesise health field reproductive medicine could offer ongoing basis during course integrated collaborative approach also involves: 1. education, training, support help reduce stress, prevent burnout, improve patient care. 2. adopt accompanying into relationship, through attempts restitution, clinical supervision, joint listening setting (physician, psychologist, patients), sharing dimensions involved Centre's activity, order carers relation each other. represent real multidisciplinary model caretaking.