The relation of psychological stress to pregnancy outcome among infertile women undergoing in-vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmatic injection

dc.contributor.author	Γουρουντή, Κλεάνθη	el
dc.contributor.author	Αναγνωστόπουλος, Φώτιος	el
dc.contributor.author	Βασλαματζής, Γρηγόριος	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-05-17T17:14:31Z
dc.date.issued	2015-05-17
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/10603
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/wwah20#.VVjLW_Am-b8	en
dc.subject	Stress (Psychology)
dc.subject	Anxiety
dc.subject	Depressive symptoms
dc.subject	Fertilization in vitro
dc.subject	Infertility
dc.subject	Treatment outcome
dc.subject	Στρες, Ψυχολογία
dc.subject	Άγχος
dc.subject	Σημάδια κατάθλιψης
dc.subject	Εξωσωματική γονιμοποίηση
dc.subject	Υπογονιμότητα
dc.subject	Αποτελέσματα θεραπείας
dc.title	The relation of psychological stress to pregnancy outcome among infertile women undergoing in-vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmatic injection	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Psychology
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classification	Ψυχολογία
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006614
heal.classificationURI	http://zbw.eu/stw/descriptor/15790-5
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ιατρική
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ψυχολογία
heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85128705
heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85047905
heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006125
heal.identifier.secondary	DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2011.574791
heal.dateAvailable	10000-01-01
heal.language	en
heal.access	forever
heal.recordProvider	Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Μαιευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2011
heal.bibliographicCitation	Gourounti, K., Anagnostopoulos, F. and Vaslamatzis, G. (2011) The relation of psychological stress to pregnancy outcome among infertile women undergoing in-vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmatic injection. "Women & Health", 51 (4), p. 321-339. Available from: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03630242.2011.574791 [Accessed: 17/05/2015].	en
heal.abstract	A considerable literature has been accumulated regarding the relation of psychological factors to in-vitro fertilization outcome. However, study findings have been inconsistent, and the association between psychological stress and in-vitro fertilization outcomes is still unclear. The aim of the authors in this study was to examine the relation of infertility-related stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms to in-vitro fertilization outcome. The sample consisted of 160 women with fertility problems undergoing fertility treatment in a public hospital in Athens, Greece between November 2008 and July 2009. The relation of infertility-related stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms to in-vitro fertilization outcome was assessed by using hierarchical, sequential logistic regression, while controlling for the effects of relevant biomedical factors. After the embryo transfer, 41 women (26%) had a positive pregnancy outcome. Logistic regression analyses revealed that, controlling for biomedical factors (age, number of oocytes retrieved, and embryos transferred) infertility-specific stress (OR = 0.964, p = .011) and nonspecific anxiety (OR = 0.889, p = .006) were negatively associated with a positive pregnancy outcome after IVF. Psychological stress was negatively associated with in-vitro fertilization outcome, after controlling for biomedical variables. Fertility treatment protocols should consider including counselling interventions to potentially mitigate adverse effects of stress.	en
heal.publisher	Gold, Ellen B.	en
heal.journalName	Women & Health	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	false