The Relationship Between Social Support Perceived by Infertile Couples and Their Mental Status [post]

Binnaz AVŞAR, Tuba GUNER EMUL
2021 unpublished
Background: Infertility is a difficult process that affects couples psychologically. Providing adequate social support is important in terms of reducing the psychological problems experienced by infertile couples by facilitating compliance with the treatment. Aim/ Objective: This study evaluated the relationship between the mental status of couples receiving infertility treatment and their perceived social support. Methods: The study was descriptive study consisted of 148 infertile couples who
more » ... eceived infertility treatment at the InVitro Fertilisation Center between January and April 2018 in a university hospital in Antalya. 148 infertile couples who received infertility treatment at the data of the research were gathered through a questionnaire for determining socio-demographic and infertility related characteristics of the couples receiving infertility treatment, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, Brief Symptom Inventory. Results: In the study, the average age of infertile women was 31.4±5.6 and that of men was 34.5±5.2. The mean Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support score of the women was determined to be 62.6±14.2, whereas that of the men 59.2± 14.2. The mean score received by the women from depression subscale of Brief Symptom Inventory was determined to be 10.2±8.9, and the mean score received by the men 6.7±6.6. A strong negative relationship between the total Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Supportscore and the Brief Symptom Inventory subscale mean scores (p<0.01). Conclusions: As a result of the research, as the social support levels perceived by couples receiving infertility treatment increased, their symptoms of anxiety, depression, negative self-perception, somatization, and hostility was determined to decrease.
doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-487754/v1 fatcat:xmbox2qlcjhipmkvojxmog34uq