Resilience among involuntarily childless couples and individuals undergoing infertility treatment: a systematic review.

IF 2.1 4区医学 Q2 OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

Human Fertility Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Epub Date: 2023-07-13 DOI:10.1080/14647273.2023.2219400

Neda Haseeb Khan, Mohammad Ghazi Shahnawaz, Ansha Patel, Poonam Kashyap, Chandra Bhushan Singh

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Abstract

Infertility is regarded as a highly stressful and challenging experience. However, the response to this unexpected moment varies from one individual to the other. The review explores research that studies resilience in the context of infertility and its treatment. The purpose was to study the protective and risk factors associated with resilience and to identify psychosocial factors that could play a crucial role in resilience among infertile couples and individuals who are seeking infertility treatment. Four major databases (PubMed, Scopus, ScienceDirect, and Wiley Online Library) were searched with appropriate keywords. A total of 4101 articles were retrieved from the databases and after following various levels of screening 18 articles were finalized. These articles explored resilience and other psychosocial factors in couples/individuals seeking infertility treatment. The protective factors associated with resilience were quality of life, coping, social support, and posttraumatic growth. The risk factors associated with resilience were infertility-related stress, anxiety and depression. The unexpected diagnosis of infertility might be disturbing for many, still, it may not be extremely agonizing for some. Individuals who are encouraged to utilize their own resources and seek support are able to deal with stressors associated with infertility.

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接受不孕不育治疗的非自愿无子女夫妇和个人的复原力：系统综述。

不孕症被认为是一种高度紧张和具有挑战性的经历。然而，每个人对这一意外时刻的反应各不相同。本综述探讨了在不孕症及其治疗背景下对抗逆力的研究。目的是研究与抗逆力相关的保护因素和风险因素，并找出可能在不孕不育夫妇和寻求不孕不育治疗的个人的抗逆力中发挥关键作用的社会心理因素。研究人员使用适当的关键词检索了四个主要数据库（PubMed、Scopus、ScienceDirect 和 Wiley Online Library）。从数据库中共检索到 4101 篇文章，经过层层筛选，最终确定了 18 篇文章。这些文章探讨了寻求不孕不育治疗的夫妇/个人的复原力和其他社会心理因素。与复原力相关的保护因素包括生活质量、应对能力、社会支持和创伤后成长。与恢复力相关的风险因素是与不孕不育相关的压力、焦虑和抑郁。对许多人来说，意外诊断出不孕症可能会令人不安，但对某些人来说，这可能并不是一件极其痛苦的事。鼓励个人利用自己的资源并寻求支持，能够应对与不孕不育有关的压力。

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Human Fertility OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY-REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY

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3.30

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5.30%

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期刊介绍： Human Fertility is a leading international, multidisciplinary journal dedicated to furthering research and promoting good practice in the areas of human fertility and infertility. Topics included span the range from molecular medicine to healthcare delivery, and contributions are welcomed from professionals and academics from the spectrum of disciplines concerned with human fertility. It is published on behalf of the British Fertility Society. The journal also provides a forum for the publication of peer-reviewed articles arising out of the activities of the Association of Biomedical Andrologists, the Association of Clinical Embryologists, the Association of Irish Clinical Embryologists, the British Andrology Society, the British Infertility Counselling Association, the Irish Fertility Society and the Royal College of Nursing Fertility Nurses Group. All submissions are welcome. Articles considered include original papers, reviews, policy statements, commentaries, debates, correspondence, and reports of sessions at meetings. The journal also publishes refereed abstracts from the meetings of the constituent organizations.