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Chan SL, Thumboo J, Boivin J, Saffari SE, Yin S, Yeo SR, Chan JKY, Ng KC, Chua KH, Yu SL. Effect of fertility health awareness strategies on fertility knowledge and childbearing in young married couples (FertStart): study protocol for an effectiveness-implementation hybrid type I multicentre three-arm parallel group open-label randomised clinical trial. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e051710. [PMID: 34980614 PMCID: PMC8724708 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Birth rates have been declining in many advanced societies including Singapore. We designed two interventions with vastly different resource requirements, which include fertility education, personalised fertility information and a behavioural change component targeting modifiable psychological constructs to modify fertility awareness and childbearing intentions. We aim to evaluate the effect of these two interventions on knowledge, attitudes and practice around childbearing compared with a control group among young married couples in Singapore and understand the implementation factors in the setting of an effectiveness-implementation hybrid type 1 three-arm randomised trial. METHODS AND ANALYSIS We will randomise 1200 young married couples to no intervention (control), Fertility Health Screening group (FHS) or Fertility Awareness Tools (FAT) in a 7:5:5 ratio. Couples in FHS will undergo an anti-Mullerian hormone test and semen analysis, a doctor's consultation to explain the results and standardised reproductive counselling by a trained nurse. Couples in FAT will watch a standardised video, complete an adapted fertility status awareness (FertiSTAT) tool and receive an educational brochure. The attitudes, fertility knowledge and efforts to achieve pregnancy of all couples will be assessed at baseline and 6 months post-randomisation. Birth statistics will be tracked using administrative records at 2 and 3 years. The primary outcome is the change in the woman's self-reported intended age at first birth between baseline and 6 months post-randomisation. In addition, implementation outcomes and cost-effectiveness of the two interventions will be assessed. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION This study has been reviewed and approved by the Centralized Institutional Review Board of SingHealth (2019/2095). Study results will be reported to the study funder and there are plans to disseminate them in scientific conferences and publications, where authorship will be determined by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors guidelines. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT04647136; ClinicalTrails.gov Identifier.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sze Ling Chan
- Health Services Research Centre, Singhealth, Singapore
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- Department of Rheumatology & Immunology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Chairman Medical Board Office, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
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- Division of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
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- Chairman Medical Board Office, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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The association of in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection results with anxiety levels and stress biomarkers: An observational, case-control study ✰. J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod 2021; 51:102254. [PMID: 34678478 DOI: 10.1016/j.jogoh.2021.102254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2021] [Revised: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Anxiety has been considered to exert a negative influence on fecundity. However, it remains unclear whether it is a cause or a consequence and whether it is associated with the treatment outcome. This observational case control study evaluated the levels of state anxiety and various stress biomarkers and assessed their association with in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS We allocated 109 infertile nulliparous women aged 25-45 years in their first IVF/ICSI fresh treatment cycle into two groups according to the final outcome: group A (PTP = pregnancy-test positive, n = 49) and group B (PTN = pregnancy-test negative, n = 60). State anxiety levels were measured with the Spielberger Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) questionnaire (Marteau and Bekker modification) on the days of oocyte retrieval (OR) and embryo transfer (ET). Serum stress biomarkers (cortisol, adrenaline, noradrenaline, α-amylase, and prolactin) were measured at the same time points. Blood samples were collected at 9 am. RESULTS Most women in both groups showed comparable mild-to-moderate degrees of state anxiety on the days of OR and ET (p = 0.183 and p = 0.760, respectively). The stress biomarker measurements did not differ between the two groups, except for noradrenaline that was higher in group B (p = 0.015) and associated with significant cardiovascular changes. DISCUSSION Women in both groups showed comparable levels of state anxiety, which were unlikely to influence the chance of pregnancy. Noradrenaline levels were higher in the non-pregnant group, with significant cardiovascular changes. Other stress biomarkers did not reflect the different treatment outcomes between the groups.
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Peaston G, Subramanian V, Brunckhorst O, Sarris I, Ahmed K. The impact of emotional health on assisted reproductive technology outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. HUM FERTIL 2020; 25:410-421. [PMID: 33050764 DOI: 10.1080/14647273.2020.1832262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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This systematic review and meta-analysis has addressed ongoing controversy surrounding the association between pre-treatment anxiety, stress and depression and assisted reproductive technology (ART) outcomes. Medline, Embase and PsycINFO were searched up to November 2019. The eligibility criterion was observational studies reporting the association between pre-treatment anxiety, stress or depression and ART outcomes in men, women or couples undergoing ART. The association between pre-treatment anxiety, stress and depression and ART outcomes were extracted, and meta-analyses carried out if ≥3 studies assessed the same outcome over the same number of cycles and reported results homogeneously. The review reports a potential association between decreased sperm motility and increased male state anxiety, but no significant association between women's pre-treatment emotional health and ART outcomes in terms of live birth, clinical pregnancy, chemical pregnancy, oocyte retrieval, embryos transferred or fertilization. Meta-analyses showed no significant standardized mean difference (SMD) for anxiety/stress and clinical or chemical pregnancy, or depression and clinical or chemical pregnancy.
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- Grace Peaston
- MRC Centre for Transplantation, Southwark Wing, Guy's Campus, King's College London, King's Health Partners, London, United Kingdom
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- MRC Centre for Transplantation, Southwark Wing, Guy's Campus, King's College London, King's Health Partners, London, United Kingdom.,King's Fertility, Fetal Medicine Research Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- MRC Centre for Transplantation, Southwark Wing, Guy's Campus, King's College London, King's Health Partners, London, United Kingdom
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- King's Fertility, Fetal Medicine Research Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- MRC Centre for Transplantation, Southwark Wing, Guy's Campus, King's College London, King's Health Partners, London, United Kingdom.,King's Fertility, Fetal Medicine Research Institute, London, United Kingdom.,Department of Urology, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Khoa LD, Quang TN, Vinh DQ, Anh NTN, Tuong HM, Foster K. The prevalence of job stressors among nurses in private in vitro fertilization (IVF) centres. Nurs Open 2019; 6:39-49. [PMID: 30534393 PMCID: PMC6279897 DOI: 10.1002/nop2.187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2018] [Accepted: 06/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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AIM The primary aim of this study was to identify the level of stress and the stressors having an impact on nurses compared with other medical workers in private IVF centres. BACKGROUND Stressful working conditions can an adversely affect not only the health and well-being of health professionals but also subsequently to patient outcomes if care is given to infertile couples. This is of relevance particularly in view of Vietnam's recent economic growth and the increase in the number of private IVF centres. This is the first study looking at the levels of stress experienced by health workers (especially nurses) providing IVF services. DESIGN A cross-sectional survey. METHODS All health workers in seven IVF Clinics in HCMC were invited to complete an Occupational Stress Index (OSI) questionnaire. RESULTS Of the invited 131 medical professionals, 105 (80%) completed the confidential self-administered questionnaire. Thirty-five participants (33.3%) were nurses, 19 (18.1%) were doctors and 51 (48.6%) were lab technicians. Approximately two-thirds reported not having children (67.6%), half (50.48%) married and three-quarters (76.2%) were women, with a significant difference by medical worker group (p < 0.05). Among the three groups, nurses have higher occupational stress index score compared with the others. The OSI score only had a strong relationship with the "high demand" (p < 0.001). Some demographic variables (e.g., income, long working hours, education level) statistically represented the high significant source of job stress.
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- Faculty of Public HealthUniversity of Medicine and PharmacyHo Chi MinhVietnam
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- Research Center of Genetics & Reproductive HealthSchool of Medicine—Vietnam National UniversityVietnam
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- Research Center of Genetics & Reproductive HealthSchool of Medicine—Vietnam National UniversityVietnam
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- Office for Global Health, The University of Sydney Medical School of Medicine and Northern Clinical SchoolNew South WalesAustralia
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Milazzo A, Mnatzaganian G, Elshaug AG, Hemphill SA, Hiller JE. Depression and Anxiety Outcomes Associated with Failed Assisted Reproductive Technologies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0165805. [PMID: 27835654 PMCID: PMC5106043 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2016] [Accepted: 10/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Objective Our study examined the psychological outcomes associated with failed ART treatment outcomes in men and women. Search Strategy A systematic search for studies published between January 1980 and August 2015 was performed across seven electronic databases. Inclusion Criteria Studies were included if they contained data on psychosocial outcomes taken pre and post ART treatment. Data Extraction and Synthesis A standardised form was used to extract data and was verified by two independent reviewers. Studies were meta-analysed to determine the association of depression and anxiety with ART treatment outcomes. Narrative synthesis identified factors to explain variations in the size and directions of effects and relationships explored within and between the studies. Main Results Both depression and anxiety increased after a ART treatment failure with an overall pooled standardised mean difference (SMD) of 0.41 (95% CI: 0.27, 0.55) for depression and 0.21 (95% CI: 0.13, 0.29) for anxiety. In contrast, depression decreased after a successful treatment, SMD of -0.24 (95% CI: -0.37,-0.11). Both depression and anxiety decreased as time passed from ART procedure. Nonetheless, these remained higher than baseline measures in the group with the failed outcome even six months after the procedure. Studies included in the narrative synthesis also confirmed an association with negative psychological outcomes in relation to marital satisfaction and general well-being following treatment failure. Conclusion Linking ART failure and psychosocial outcomes may elucidate the experience of treatment subgroups, influence deliberations around recommendations for resource allocation and health policy and guide patient and clinician decision making.
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- Adriana Milazzo
- School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- College of Science, Health and Engineering, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia
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- Menzies Centre for Health Policy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Learning Sciences Institute Australia, Faculty of Education and Arts, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- School of Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- School of Health Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria Australia
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Darwiche J, Favez N, Maillard F, Germond M, Guex P, Despland JN, de Roten Y. Couples’ Resolution of an Infertility Diagnosis Before Undergoing in Vitro Fertilization. SWISS JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY 2013. [DOI: 10.1024/1421-0185/a000102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Although the use of assisted reproductive technology has today become more familiar, the suffering associated with the experience of infertility remains. This study assesses the emotional resolution of couples faced with an infertility diagnosis by examining their narratives. Fifty-seven couples were recruited from fertility clinics to participate in a semistructured interview prior to in vitro fertilization. Two aspects of the couples’ reactions to the infertility diagnosis were assessed: (1) each individual’s capacity to acknowledge the emotional reality of the diagnosis (diagnosis resolution) and (2) the couple’s ability to construct a shared meaning of the infertility diagnosis experience (narrative co-construction). Associations between these aspects and self-reported marital satisfaction, infertility-related stress, and diagnosis-related variables were analyzed. 73.7% of women and 61.4% of men had acknowledged the emotional reality of the diagnosis, and their scores for narrative co-construction were comparable to reference samples. Marital satisfaction, but not infertility-related stress, was associated with diagnosis resolution and narrative co-construction. The results indicate the importance of detecting couples with fewer individual and marital resources needed to face the reality of the diagnosis. A couple’s capacity to perceive the infertility diagnosis as a shared problem is also essential for dealing with this common life event.
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- Joëlle Darwiche
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Psychology and Sciences of Education, University of Geneva, Switzerland
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- Center for Medically Assisted Procreation and the F. A. B. E. R. Foundation, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
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