Factors causing stress in women undergoing in-vitro fertilization treatment

• Authors: Sökmen, Z , Türkleş, S

Abstracts

EN

Purpose: This descriptive study was conducted to identify the factors causing stress in women undergoing in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment. Materials and methods: The study sample consisted of 151 women who were receiving IVF therapy in the assisted reproductive techniques units of three state hospitals in Istanbul. The study data were collected using a Questionnaire and a Distress/Problem Identification form both developed by the investigators. Results: A considerable percentage of the women whose income was less than their expenses stated that they feared their infertility treatment would be a failure. The majority of the women who gave the answer “the cause is not known” or “me” when they are asked “who is responsible for not being able to have a child” stated that they were annoyed when people asked questions about having children and felt strained and uneasy on the days of coming to the center. Conclusions: We suggest that trainings should be planned for health teams and health teams should establish support groups and organize meetings for couples

Keywords

EN

Infertility; women; in-vitro fertilization; nursing; stress factors

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Medyczny w Białymstoku
• Journal: Progress in Health Sciences
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 10(1)
• Pages: 43-51

Dates

published

2020-06-10

Contributors

author

Sökmen, Z

author

Türkleş, S

Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0014.1907