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The psychological impact of fertility treatment suspensions during the COVID-19 pandemic

Gordon, Jennifer L ; Balsom, Ashley A Doering, Stephan

PloS one, 2020-09, Vol.15 (9), p.e0239253-e0239253 [Periódico revisado por pares]

United States: Public Library of Science

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The psychological impact of fertility treatment suspensions during the COVID-19 pandemic
Autor: Gordon, Jennifer L ; Balsom, Ashley A
Doering, Stephan
Assuntos: Adult ; Anxieties ; Betacoronavirus ; Biology and Life Sciences ; Canada ; Canada - epidemiology ; Care and treatment ; Coping ; Coronavirus Infections - psychology ; Coronaviruses ; COVID-19 ; Digital media ; Epidemics ; Female ; Female infertility ; Fertility ; Fertility Agents, Female - supply & distribution ; Fertility Agents, Female - therapeutic use ; Health aspects ; Humans ; Infertility ; Infertility - drug therapy ; Infertility - psychology ; Infertility, Female ; Likert scale ; Medical appointments and schedules ; Medical scheduling ; Medicine and Health Sciences ; Mental depression ; Mental Health ; Middle Aged ; Optimism ; Pandemics ; Pessimism ; Pneumonia, Viral - psychology ; Psychological aspects ; Psychology ; Quality of life ; Quality of Life - psychology ; Questionnaires ; Reproductive technologies ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Social interactions ; Social networks ; Social Sciences ; Social support ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; United States - epidemiology ; Withholding Treatment ; Womens health ; Young Adult
É parte de: PloS one, 2020-09, Vol.15 (9), p.e0239253-e0239253
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Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Descrição: To examine the psychological impact of fertility treatment suspensions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and to clarify psychosocial predictors of better or worse mental health. 92 women from Canada and the United States (ages 20-45 years) whose fertility treatments had been cancelled were recruited via social media. Participants completed a battery of questionnaires assessing depressive symptoms, perceived mental health impact, and change in quality of life related to treatment suspensions. Potential predictors of psychological outcomes were also examined, including several personality traits, aspects of social support, illness cognitions, and coping strategies. 52% of respondents endorsed clinical levels of depressive symptoms. On a 7-point scale, participants endorsed a significant decline in overall quality of life (M(SD) = -1.3(1.3), p < .0001) as well as a significant decline in mental health related to treatment suspensions on a scale from -5 to +5 (M(SD) = -2.1(2.1), p < .001). Several psychosocial variables were found to positively influence these outcomes: lower levels of defensive pessimism (r = -.25, p < .05), greater infertility acceptance (r = .51, p < .0001), better quality social support (r = .31, p < .01), more social support seeking (r = .35, p < .001) and less avoidance of infertility reminders (r = -.23, p = .029). Fertility treatment suspensions have had a considerable negative impact on women's mental health and quality of life. However, these findings point to several protective psychosocial factors that can be fostered in the future to help women cope.
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Gordon, Jennifer L ; Balsom, Ashley A Doering, Stephan

United States: Public Library of Science

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