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Understanding the Male Perspective: Evaluating Quality of Life and Psychological Distress in Serbian Men Undergoing Infertility Treatment

The experience of an infertility diagnosis and treatment imposes a profound burden on affected individuals, encompassing not only physical and medical aspects but also a plethora of psychological, social, and emotional factors. By employing a multimodal assessment featuring validated self-report que...

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Autores principales: Čegar, Bojan, Šipetić Grujičić, Sandra, Bjekić, Jovana, Vuksanović, Aleksandar, Bojanić, Nebojša, Bartolović, Daniela, Jovanović, Darko, Zeković, Milica
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10532577/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37763298
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life13091894
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author Čegar, Bojan
Šipetić Grujičić, Sandra
Bjekić, Jovana
Vuksanović, Aleksandar
Bojanić, Nebojša
Bartolović, Daniela
Jovanović, Darko
Zeković, Milica
author_facet Čegar, Bojan
Šipetić Grujičić, Sandra
Bjekić, Jovana
Vuksanović, Aleksandar
Bojanić, Nebojša
Bartolović, Daniela
Jovanović, Darko
Zeković, Milica
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description The experience of an infertility diagnosis and treatment imposes a profound burden on affected individuals, encompassing not only physical and medical aspects but also a plethora of psychological, social, and emotional factors. By employing a multimodal assessment featuring validated self-report questionnaires, physical measurements, and clinical records, the present study aimed to explore the quality of life and psycho-emotional distress of men undergoing infertility treatment in Serbia, thereby addressing the dearth of research on the underrepresented male perspective in this domain. Findings revealed diverse semen abnormalities among participants (n = 96, average age 37.69 ± 5.72), with significant associations between longer treatment durations and reduced sperm motility. The observed rates of men surpassing predetermined DASS-42 questionnaire thresholds for depression, anxiety, and stress in the analyzed cohort were 13.54%, 11.46%, and 22.92%, respectively. Summary scores in conceptual areas comprised in the SF-36 questionnaire ranged from 49.00 ± 6.25 for the mental health dimension to 90.16 ± 17.75 obtained in the physical functioning subscale. Patients with a longer treatment duration demonstrated lower scores in the role emotional domain, indicative of a less favorable emotional state. Expectedly, inverse correlations were found between the SF-36 mental health score and DASS-42 subscales. By addressing the existing knowledge gap and highlighting the unique needs of infertile men, the finding of this study may contribute to a more inclusive and holistic approach to infertility research and management.
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spelling pubmed-105325772023-09-28 Understanding the Male Perspective: Evaluating Quality of Life and Psychological Distress in Serbian Men Undergoing Infertility Treatment Čegar, Bojan Šipetić Grujičić, Sandra Bjekić, Jovana Vuksanović, Aleksandar Bojanić, Nebojša Bartolović, Daniela Jovanović, Darko Zeković, Milica Life (Basel) Article The experience of an infertility diagnosis and treatment imposes a profound burden on affected individuals, encompassing not only physical and medical aspects but also a plethora of psychological, social, and emotional factors. By employing a multimodal assessment featuring validated self-report questionnaires, physical measurements, and clinical records, the present study aimed to explore the quality of life and psycho-emotional distress of men undergoing infertility treatment in Serbia, thereby addressing the dearth of research on the underrepresented male perspective in this domain. Findings revealed diverse semen abnormalities among participants (n = 96, average age 37.69 ± 5.72), with significant associations between longer treatment durations and reduced sperm motility. The observed rates of men surpassing predetermined DASS-42 questionnaire thresholds for depression, anxiety, and stress in the analyzed cohort were 13.54%, 11.46%, and 22.92%, respectively. Summary scores in conceptual areas comprised in the SF-36 questionnaire ranged from 49.00 ± 6.25 for the mental health dimension to 90.16 ± 17.75 obtained in the physical functioning subscale. Patients with a longer treatment duration demonstrated lower scores in the role emotional domain, indicative of a less favorable emotional state. Expectedly, inverse correlations were found between the SF-36 mental health score and DASS-42 subscales. By addressing the existing knowledge gap and highlighting the unique needs of infertile men, the finding of this study may contribute to a more inclusive and holistic approach to infertility research and management. MDPI 2023-09-11 /pmc/articles/PMC10532577/ /pubmed/37763298 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life13091894 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Šipetić Grujičić, Sandra
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Bartolović, Daniela
Jovanović, Darko
Zeković, Milica
Understanding the Male Perspective: Evaluating Quality of Life and Psychological Distress in Serbian Men Undergoing Infertility Treatment
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title_short Understanding the Male Perspective: Evaluating Quality of Life and Psychological Distress in Serbian Men Undergoing Infertility Treatment
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10532577/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37763298
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life13091894
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