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Abstract
Purpose
The objective of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of the type-D personality and identify the relationship between type-D personality, fatigue, and quality of life (QoL) in infertile women.
Methods
A total of 149 infertile women were recruited between October 2020 and January 2021. The participants were assessed through self-administered questionnaires using the type- D personality scale-14, fatigue severity scale, and fertility QoL instrumental questionnaire. Data were analyzed using the independent t-test, chi-square test, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis using the SPSS/WIN 25.0 program for Windows.
Results
Approximately 40.9% of infertile women were classified into the type-D personality group, which showed significantly higher fatigue and lower QoL than the non-type-D personality group. Fatigue was the most influential factor on the QoL of infertile women (β = −.23, p = .003), followed by the duration of infertility treatment (β = −.22, p = .003), type-D personality (β = −.18, p = .025), and relationship with spouse (β = −.17, p = .024). These variables account for approximately 22% of the variance.
Conclusions
Intervention programs that consider fatigue, type-D personality, relationship with spouses, and treatment duration may be useful for improving QoL in infertile women.
期刊介绍:
Asian Nursing Research is the official peer-reviewed research journal of the Korean Society of Nursing Science, and is devoted to publication of a wide range of research that will contribute to the body of nursing science and inform the practice of nursing, nursing education, administration, and history, on health issues relevant to nursing, and on the testing of research findings in practice.