Determinants of Quality of Life in Serbian Infertile Couples

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作者：

Zlatanovic, Milena ^{[1
,2
]}

Milidrag, Ardea ^{[2
]}

Sorak, Marija ^{[3
]}

Kocic, Sanja ^{[4
]}

Visnjic, Aleksandar ^{[5
]}

Despotovic, Mile ^{[1
]}

Safiye, Teodora ^{[6
]}

Despotovic, Milena ^{[2
]}

Alexopoulos, Christos ^{[1
]}

Radevic, Svetlana ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Acad Appl Presch & Teaching Hlth Studies Krusevac, Dept Med Studies, Cuprija, Serbia

[2] Univ Kragujevac, Fac Med Sci, Kragujevac, Serbia

[3] Univ Kragujevac, Fac Med Sci, Dept Gynecol & Obstet, Kragujevac, Serbia

[4] Univ Kragujevac, Fac Med Sci, Dept Social Med, Kragujevac, Serbia

[5] Univ Nis, Fac Med, Dept Social Med & Publ Hlth, Nish, Serbia

[6] State Univ Novi Pazar, Dept Psychol, Novi Pazar, Serbia

来源：

IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH | 2024年 / 53卷 / 06期

关键词：

Infertility; Quality of life; Infertile couples;

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中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Background: This study aimed to examine the quality of life and the factors that determine the quality of life of infertile couples. Methods: The research was conducted as a cross-sectional study at the Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic "Narodni Front" in Belgrade, the Special Gynecology Hospital "Ferona" in Novi Sad, the Special Hospital for the Treatment of Sterility and In Vitro Fertilization "Spebo Medikal" in Leskovac and the General Hospital in Valjevo, Serbia in 2022, on a sample of 378 infertile couples. The data were collected by means of a questionnaire, the integral part of which is the standardized FertiQoL scale. Independent t-test and one-way ANOVA were used to determine differences. A value of P<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Women achieve a significantly lower score on the quality of life questionnaire (69.34 +/- 11.05) compared to men (73.96 +/- 9.87). Women exhibit significantly lower scores in the area of physical, emotional and social functioning (P<0.05). Men who live in the countryside show a lower quality of life score in the emotional (P=0.029) and social (P=0.042) domains. In addition, men over 40 years of age and with a high level of education have a lower quality of life (P=0.08). Conclusion: Women have a lower quality of life, as do men from rural areas and over 40 years of age. A multidisciplinary approach and community education, as well as the provision of social support with a special emphasis on emotional and material support, would significantly contribute to improving the quality of life of infertile couples.

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页码：1322 / 1331

页数：10

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