Quality of life in Turkish infertile couples and related factors
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2018
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Infertility is a major life crisis affecting couples’ psychosocial and physical health. We aimed to assess the quality of life in Turkish infertile couples. This cross-sectional survey was carried out in 127 infertile couples admitted to a University Hospital. The quality of life was measured using the fertility quality of life tool (FertiQoL) scale. Women had lower overall quality of life than men. Women and men who were married for fewer than 10 years had a significantly lower emotional score. Women who had a history of infertility treatment, men who have lived in the town or village men with primary infertility and men who have had primary education or lower, had lower scores for mind/body subscale. Social scores were found lower in women under the age of 30, women with middle or low income, men who were married for fewer than 10 years, men who did not have children for 5 years or more and men with primary infertility. The tolerability and environment scores were significantly higher in women who had been married more than once. We conclude that health care providers should be aware of the factors affecting the quality of life (QoL) and give counselling to improve couples’ quality of life at infertility clinics. © 2017, © 2017 The British Fertility Society.
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Adult , Age Factors , Cross-Sectional Studies , Educational Status , Family Characteristics , Female , Health Surveys , Health Transition , Hospitals, University , Humans , Infertility, Female , Infertility, Male , Male , Middle Aged , Outpatient Clinics, Hospital , Psychiatric Status Rating Scales , Quality of Life , Sex Factors , Stress, Psychological , Turkey , adult , Article , controlled study , cross-sectional study , female , health care personnel , human , infertility , male , patient counseling , quality of life , Turk (people) , age , comparative study , educational status , epidemiology , etiology , family size , female infertility , health survey , male infertility , mental stress , middle aged , outpatient department , pathophysiology , population dynamics , psychological rating scale , psychology , sex factor , turkey (bird) , university hospital