BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate to what extent patients' experiences with fertility care are associated with their quality of life (QoL), and levels of anxiety and depression. METHODS We performed a cross-sectional questionnaire study within 29 Dutch fertility clinics, including women with fertility problems. Through multilevel regression analyses, associations between pat...

Compared stress, coping, and psychological adjustment in single (divorced or separated) and married mothers and their young adolescent children. Single mothers reported more daily hassles related to economic, family, and personal health problems, and more symptoms of depression, anxiety, and psychoticism. Single mothers also reported using more coping strategies related to accepting responsibil...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship of the patient's criteria of successful treatment to emotional factors in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain. METHODS Patients who visited our outpatient hospital due to chronic musculoskeletal pain were evaluated using a questionnaire survey. Patients were evaluated with the Patient-Centered Outcomes Questionnaire (PCOQ) to investigate their ...

BACKGROUND Failure of IVF treatment after a number of cycles can be devastating for couples. Although mild IVF strategies reduce the psychological burden of treatment, failure may cause feelings of regret that a more aggressive approach, including the transfer of two embryos, was not employed. In this study, the impact of treatment failure after two or more cycles on stress was studied, followi...

Endometriosis is an enigmatic disease affecting 10-15% of reproductive aged women and is encountered in 25-35% of women suffering from infertility. IVF is an effective tool to overcome endometriosis-associated infertility when expectant management or surgery fails. Direct IVF should be envisioned if the female age is greater than 38 year and infertility is long lasting. Likewise, semen characte...

The study analyses factor structure and psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Fertility Problem Inventory-Short Form. A sample of 206 infertile couples completed the Italian version of Fertility Problem Inventory (46 items) with demographics, State Anxiety Scale of State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Form Y), Edinburgh Depression Scale and Dyadic Adjustment Scale, used to assess conv...

Many young couples suffer from an unfulfilled wish to bear children. Men as well as women may be the physiological cause of this barrenness; regardless, undesired childlessness always implies a great amount of emotional distress for both partners. The diagnostic process involves extensive testing of both man and woman, including hormone analysis of the blood and physical examinations. The termi...

Many young couples suffer from an unfulfilled wish to bear children. Men as well as women may be the physiological cause of this barrenness; regardless, undesired childlessness always implies a great amount of emotional distress for both partners. The diagnostic process involves extensive testing of both man and woman, including hormone analysis of the blood and physical examinations. The termi...

OBJECTIVE Patients with infertility are a high risk group in depression and anxiety. However, an existing theoretically and empirically validated model of stressors, stress, and mental symptoms specific for infertile patients is still a void. This study aimed to determine the related factors and their relational structures that affect the level of depressive and anxiety symptoms among infertile...

Many young couples suffer from an unfulfilled wish to bear children. Men as well as women may be the physiological cause of this barrenness; regardless, undesired childlessness always implies a great amount of emotional distress for both partners. The diagnostic process involves extensive testing of both man and woman, including hormone analysis of the blood and physical examinations. The termi...