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Sexual Function, Self-Esteem, and Quality of Life in Infertile Couples Undergoing in vitro Fertilization: A Dyadic Approach

PURPOSE: Infertility has adverse effects on the quality of life (QoL) of infertile couples. Previous studies found important associations between sexual function, self-esteem and QoL, but mainly focused on one individual’s approach rather than both partners. This study adopted a dyadic approach to e...

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Autores principales: Wang, Jie-Yu, Lv, Xiao-Qing, Wu, Jing-Mei, Tang, Wang-Qin, Luo, Gui-Ying, Liang, Chun-Mei, Wang, Dan-Ni, Hong, Jing-Fang, Cao, Yun-Xia
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Publicado: Dove 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9464024/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36097599
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S378496
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author Wang, Jie-Yu
Lv, Xiao-Qing
Wu, Jing-Mei
Tang, Wang-Qin
Luo, Gui-Ying
Liang, Chun-Mei
Wang, Dan-Ni
Hong, Jing-Fang
Cao, Yun-Xia
author_facet Wang, Jie-Yu
Lv, Xiao-Qing
Wu, Jing-Mei
Tang, Wang-Qin
Luo, Gui-Ying
Liang, Chun-Mei
Wang, Dan-Ni
Hong, Jing-Fang
Cao, Yun-Xia
author_sort Wang, Jie-Yu
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description PURPOSE: Infertility has adverse effects on the quality of life (QoL) of infertile couples. Previous studies found important associations between sexual function, self-esteem and QoL, but mainly focused on one individual’s approach rather than both partners. This study adopted a dyadic approach to evaluate the relationship between sexual function and QoL in couples with infertility through mediation and improving self-esteem. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Between October 2020 and January 2021, 428 couples with infertility (n=856) undergoing in-vitro fertilization (IVF) at a tertiary hospital in Hefei, China, were registered for the current descriptive cross-sectional research. The dyads’ sociodemographic and clinical features, as well as their sexual function, self-esteem, and QoL were evaluated. The Fertility quality of life scale (FertiQoL), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), and International Index of Erectile Function-15 (IIEF-15) were used to evaluate the participants. The Actor-Partner Interdependence Mediation Model (APIMeM) was utilized to examine data from the dyadic relationships. RESULTS: According to the APIMeM analysis, sexual function of individuals with infertility was directly and indirectly connected with their QoL, mediated through their self-esteem. The women’s sexual function was found to be positively associated with their partner’s QoL, with the women’s self-esteem acting as a complete mediator. The men’s sexual function was found to be positively associated with partner’s QoL, with the men’s self-esteem acting as a complete mediator. CONCLUSION: The findings suggest that boosting participants’ self-esteem can help them and their partners have a better QoL. Also, therapies aimed at improving and sustaining self-esteem of couples with infertility could help mitigate the negative influence of low sexual function on their QoL.
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spelling pubmed-94640242022-09-11 Sexual Function, Self-Esteem, and Quality of Life in Infertile Couples Undergoing in vitro Fertilization: A Dyadic Approach Wang, Jie-Yu Lv, Xiao-Qing Wu, Jing-Mei Tang, Wang-Qin Luo, Gui-Ying Liang, Chun-Mei Wang, Dan-Ni Hong, Jing-Fang Cao, Yun-Xia Psychol Res Behav Manag Original Research PURPOSE: Infertility has adverse effects on the quality of life (QoL) of infertile couples. Previous studies found important associations between sexual function, self-esteem and QoL, but mainly focused on one individual’s approach rather than both partners. This study adopted a dyadic approach to evaluate the relationship between sexual function and QoL in couples with infertility through mediation and improving self-esteem. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Between October 2020 and January 2021, 428 couples with infertility (n=856) undergoing in-vitro fertilization (IVF) at a tertiary hospital in Hefei, China, were registered for the current descriptive cross-sectional research. The dyads’ sociodemographic and clinical features, as well as their sexual function, self-esteem, and QoL were evaluated. The Fertility quality of life scale (FertiQoL), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), and International Index of Erectile Function-15 (IIEF-15) were used to evaluate the participants. The Actor-Partner Interdependence Mediation Model (APIMeM) was utilized to examine data from the dyadic relationships. RESULTS: According to the APIMeM analysis, sexual function of individuals with infertility was directly and indirectly connected with their QoL, mediated through their self-esteem. The women’s sexual function was found to be positively associated with their partner’s QoL, with the women’s self-esteem acting as a complete mediator. The men’s sexual function was found to be positively associated with partner’s QoL, with the men’s self-esteem acting as a complete mediator. CONCLUSION: The findings suggest that boosting participants’ self-esteem can help them and their partners have a better QoL. Also, therapies aimed at improving and sustaining self-esteem of couples with infertility could help mitigate the negative influence of low sexual function on their QoL. Dove 2022-09-06 /pmc/articles/PMC9464024/ /pubmed/36097599 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S378496 Text en © 2022 Wang et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) ). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php).
spellingShingle Original Research
Wang, Jie-Yu
Lv, Xiao-Qing
Wu, Jing-Mei
Tang, Wang-Qin
Luo, Gui-Ying
Liang, Chun-Mei
Wang, Dan-Ni
Hong, Jing-Fang
Cao, Yun-Xia
Sexual Function, Self-Esteem, and Quality of Life in Infertile Couples Undergoing in vitro Fertilization: A Dyadic Approach
title Sexual Function, Self-Esteem, and Quality of Life in Infertile Couples Undergoing in vitro Fertilization: A Dyadic Approach
title_full Sexual Function, Self-Esteem, and Quality of Life in Infertile Couples Undergoing in vitro Fertilization: A Dyadic Approach
title_fullStr Sexual Function, Self-Esteem, and Quality of Life in Infertile Couples Undergoing in vitro Fertilization: A Dyadic Approach
title_full_unstemmed Sexual Function, Self-Esteem, and Quality of Life in Infertile Couples Undergoing in vitro Fertilization: A Dyadic Approach
title_short Sexual Function, Self-Esteem, and Quality of Life in Infertile Couples Undergoing in vitro Fertilization: A Dyadic Approach
title_sort sexual function, self-esteem, and quality of life in infertile couples undergoing in vitro fertilization: a dyadic approach
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9464024/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36097599
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S378496
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