The Quality of Life in Pregnant Women Conceiving Through In Vitro Fertilization
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Article Category: Original scientific article
Published Online: Mar 10, 2016
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Received: Apr 03, 2015
Accepted: Jun 22, 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjph-2016-0001
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Comparison of satisfaction with various sections of quality of life (QLS), (PWB), depression (BDI) and anxiety SAS) among women pregnant up to within the IVF group (ANOVA test).
| IVF group to 20th week (n=18) | IVF group beyond 20th week (n=31) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| mean (SD) | mean (SD) | ||
| Subjective quality of life scale – QLS | |||
| Friends / Acquaintances | 9.72 (6.75) | 8.84 (5.67) | 0.63 |
| Free time / Hobbies | 6.83 (6.96) | 8.32 (6.48) | 0.45 |
| Health | 13.59 (7.61) | 13.26 (5.40) | 0.86 |
| Income / Financial security | 5.67 (5.89) | 6.03 (6.25) | 0.84 |
| Profession / Work | 7.06 (7.48) | 7.42 (7.88) | 0.88 |
| Home / Life circumstances | 15.00 (5.06) | 16.29 (4.53) | 0.36 |
| Family life / Children | 16.44 (5.03) | 16.00 (4.69) | 0.76 |
| Relationship with partner | 16.11 (6.59) | 17.77 (3.57) | 0.26 |
| Sexuality | 12.50 (6.71) | 10.97 (7.09) | 0.46 |
| Positive and Negative Affect Schedule. PANAS | |||
| Positive emotions | 33.94(4.34) | 36.97 (5.04) | 0.04* |
| Negative emotions | 21.56(7.89) | 19.58 (4.33) | 0.26 |
| Psychological Well-Being (PWB) Scale | |||
| Environmental mastery | 19.83 (3.26) | 20.03 (2.26) | 0.80 |
| Self-acceptance | 20.28 (3.25) | 21.16 (1.90) | 0.23 |
| Interpersonal relations | 18.50 (4.25) | 20.13 (3.36) | 0.15 |
| Autonomy | 26.41 (6.29) | 27.23 (3.69) | 0.57 |
| Personal growth | 25.67 (3.25) | 26.50 (2.80) | 0.35 |
| Purpose in life | 19.44 (4.47) | 21.32 (2.09) | 0.05* |
| Beck Depression Inventory - BDI | 5.94 (5.56) | 5.00 (4.58) | 0.52 |
| Self-Rating Anxiety Scale - SAS | 29.33 (4.69) | 31.39 (7.38) | 0.29 |
Correlation of degree of stress with various sections of quality of life (QLS), dominant emotions (PANAS), results of the PWB Scale, depressive mood (BDI) and anxiety (SAS) in the IVF group.
| Pearson's correlation coefficient | P-value | |
|---|---|---|
| Quality of life scale QLS | ||
| Friends / Acquaintances | 0.23 | 0.09 |
| Free time / Hobbies | 0.11 | 0.45 |
| Health | -0.30 | 0.04* |
| Income / Financial security | -0.09 | 0.55 |
| Profession / Work | -0.09 | 0.54 |
| Home / Life circumstances | -0.19 | 0.17 |
| Family life / Children | 0.00 | 0.99 |
| Relationship with partner | -0.11 | 0.45 |
| Sexuality | -0.09 | 0.53 |
| Positive and Negative Affect Schedule. PANAS | ||
| Positive emotions | 0.01 | 0.96 |
| Negative emotions | 0.22 | 0.14 |
| Psychological Well-Being (PWB) | ||
| Environmental mastery | -0.07 | 0.62 |
| Self-acceptance | -0.16 | 0.26 |
| Interpersonal relations | 0.14 | 0.35 |
| Autonomy | 0.12 | 0.43 |
| Personal growth | -0.01 | 0.97 |
| Purpose in life | -0.13 | 0.39 |
| Degree of depression (Beck Depression Inventory - BDI) | 0.25 | 0.08 |
| Degree of anxiety (Self-Rating Anxiety Scale - SAS) | 0.07 | 0.63 |
Comparison of satisfaction with various sections of quality of life (QLS), dominant emotions (PANAS), psychological well-being (PWB), depression (BDI) and anxiety SAS) between IVF group and control group (ANOVA test).
| IVF group (n=49) | Control group (n=63) | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mean | SD | mean | SD | ||
| Subjective quality of life scale - QLS | |||||
| Friends / Acquaintances | 9.16 | 6.04 | 11.56 | 5.66 | 0.033 |
| Free time / Hobbies | 7.78 | 6.63 | 8.62 | 6.34 | 0.495 |
| Health | 13.38 | 6.19 | 13.51 | 7.05 | 0.918 |
| Income / Financial security | 5.90 | 6.06 | 7.94 | 5.57 | 0.067 |
| Profession / Work | 7.29 | 7.66 | 9.06 | 5.98 | 0.174 |
| Home / Life circumstances | 15.82 | 4.72 | 13.81 | 6.35 | 0.067 |
| Family life / Children | 16.17 | 4.78 | 17.08 | 4.40 | 0.308 |
| Relationship with partner | 17.16 | 4.90 | 15.67 | 6.61 | 0.188 |
| Sexuality | 11.54 | 6.92 | 12.75 | 6.18 | 0.336 |
| Positive and Negative Affect Schedule. PANAS | |||||
| Positive emotions | 35.87 | 4.97 | 36.79 | 4.13 | 0.299 |
| Negative emotions | 20.31 | 5.89 | 19.94 | 6.10 | 0.747 |
| Psychological Well-Being (PWB) Scale | |||||
| Environmental mastery | 19.96 | 2.64 | 19.78 | 2.59 | 0.716 |
| Self-acceptance | 20.84 | 2.49 | 20.74 | 2.44 | 0.834 |
| Interpersonal relations | 19.53 | 3.75 | 20.10 | 3.01 | 0.379 |
| Autonomy | 26.94 | 4.75 | 26.53 | 4.41 | 0.648 |
| Personal growth | 26.19 | 2.97 | 26.42 | 3.35 | 0.706 |
| Purpose in life | 20.68 | 3.19 | 20.90 | 2.36 | 0.676 |
| Beck Depression Inventory - BDI | 5.35 | 4.93 | 4.35 | 3.27 | 0.202 |
| Self-Rating Anxiety Scale - SAS | 30.63 | 6.54 | 31.27 | 7.49 | 0.638 |