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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
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medicine
General psychopathology, anxiety, depression and self-esteem in couples undergoing infertility treatment: A comparative study between men and women
European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Volume 167, No. 2, Year 2013
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Objective: To compare measures of psychological distress between men and women undergoing ART in the Unit of Reproductive Medicine "UMR" in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at "Farhat Hached" Hospital in Sousse, Tunisia. Study design: We conducted a gender comparative study of psychological profile in infertile couples. Recruitment was done during period from January to May 2009. 100 infertile couples with primary infertility were recruited. Scores of general psychopathology, depression, anxiety and self-esteem were evaluated. We administrated questionnaires on psychological factors among infertile couples before starting a new infertility treatment cycle. Psychological factors included the symptom check-list (SCL-90-R), the hospital anxiety and depression scale (HAD-S) and the Rosenberg self-esteem scale (RSE). Result(s): Infertile women had higher scores than their spouses in the three global scores of the SCL-90-R and in several items such as somatisation, obsessive symptoms, interpersonal sensitivity and phobias. Scores of HADS were higher among women for both depression and anxiety. Scores of self-esteem were lower among women. Conclusion(s): Women endorsed higher psychological distress than men across multiple symptoms domains: general psychopathology, anxiety, depression and self esteem. © 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
El-Kissi, Yousri
Tunisia, Sousse
Hopital Farhat Hached Sousse
Romdhane, Asma Ben
Tunisia, Sousse
Hopital Farhat Hached Sousse
Hidar, Samir
Tunisia, Sousse
Hopital Farhat Hached Sousse
Bannour, Souhail
Tunisia, Sousse
Hopital Farhat Hached Sousse
Ayoubi Idrissi, Khadija
Tunisia, Sousse
Hopital Farhat Hached Sousse
Khaïri, Hëdi
Tunisia, Sousse
Hopital Farhat Hached Sousse
Ben Hadj Ali, Béchir
Tunisia, Sousse
Hopital Farhat Hached Sousse
Statistics
Citations: 182
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.12.014
ISSN:
03012115
e-ISSN:
18727654
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Mental Health
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Locations
Tunisia
Participants Gender
Male
Female