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Infertility Stress, Depression, and Resilience in Women with Infertility treatments

난임 치료 과정 중인 여성의 난임스트레스, 우울 및 회복탄력성

  • Kim, Miok (Department of Nursing, Namseoul University) ;
  • Nam, Hyuna (Department of Nursing, Pyeongtaek University) ;
  • Youn, Misun (Department of Nursing, Baekseok University)
  • Received : 2016.02.04
  • Accepted : 2016.04.15
  • Published : 2016.04.30
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship among infertility stress, depression and Resilience of infertile women during infertility treatment. Methods: As a descriptive study, we surveyed 129 infertile women in 1 fertility center from November 2014 to January 2015. The data was analyzed in SPSS WIn 18.0 program. Results: Infertility stress, depression, and resilience averaged $3.23{\pm}.32$ (range of scale 1~6), $1.42{\pm}.39$ (range of scale 1~4), and $3.45{\pm}.35$ (range of scale 1~5), respectively. There was significant difference in infertility stress by job, abortion experience after pregnancy with infertility treatments, anxiety of high risk pregnancy, burden of pregnancy, important of having child. There was significant difference in depression by job, Economy burden on infertility treatment, burden of pregnancy. Infertility stress had a positive correlation with depression (r=.192. p<.029) Resilience had a negative correlation with depression (r=-.349. p<.001). Conclusion: It is necessary to provide infertile women with the counseling on their infertility stress and depression, and the intervention programs for infertile women is expected to help them cope and adapt with their personal and marital problems, reduce their negative emotions, and thus promote their quality of life.

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