Psychology, Health & Medicine
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Factors associated with poor quality of life among Iranian infertile women undergoing IVF Saman Maroufizadeh, Azadeh Ghaheri & Reza Omani Samani To cite this article: Saman Maroufizadeh, Azadeh Ghaheri & Reza Omani Samani (2016): Factors associated with poor quality of life among Iranian infertile women undergoing IVF, Psychology, Health & Medicine, DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2016.1153681 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2016.1153681
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Psychology, Health & Medicine, 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2016.1153681
Factors associated with poor quality of life among Iranian infertile women undergoing IVF Saman Maroufizadeh, Azadeh Ghaheri and Reza Omani Samani
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Department of Epidemiology and Reproductive Health, Reproductive Epidemiology Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
ABSTRACT
Infertility is a medical and social condition and has a considerable impact on a person’s quality of life (QoL). The aim of the study was to determine the QoL of women with fertility problem, and identify factors associated with poor QoL. This cross-sectional study included 155 women with fertility problems undergoing IVF in a referral fertility center in Tehran, Iran. The Fertility Quality of Life, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and demographic and fertility information questionnaire were administered to all women. The mean total QoL score was 62.57 ± 16.89. Multivariate analysis showed that the anxiety (β = −1.59, p
ISSN: 1354-8506 (Print) 1465-3966 (Online) Journal homepage: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/cphm20
Factors associated with poor quality of life among Iranian infertile women undergoing IVF Saman Maroufizadeh, Azadeh Ghaheri & Reza Omani Samani To cite this article: Saman Maroufizadeh, Azadeh Ghaheri & Reza Omani Samani (2016): Factors associated with poor quality of life among Iranian infertile women undergoing IVF, Psychology, Health & Medicine, DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2016.1153681 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2016.1153681
Published online: 19 Feb 2016.
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Date: 11 March 2016, At: 23:31
Psychology, Health & Medicine, 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2016.1153681
Factors associated with poor quality of life among Iranian infertile women undergoing IVF Saman Maroufizadeh, Azadeh Ghaheri and Reza Omani Samani
Downloaded by [McMaster University] at 23:31 11 March 2016
Department of Epidemiology and Reproductive Health, Reproductive Epidemiology Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
ABSTRACT
Infertility is a medical and social condition and has a considerable impact on a person’s quality of life (QoL). The aim of the study was to determine the QoL of women with fertility problem, and identify factors associated with poor QoL. This cross-sectional study included 155 women with fertility problems undergoing IVF in a referral fertility center in Tehran, Iran. The Fertility Quality of Life, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and demographic and fertility information questionnaire were administered to all women. The mean total QoL score was 62.57 ± 16.89. Multivariate analysis showed that the anxiety (β = −1.59, p
