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Azizi Ziabari L S, Fakharian Moghaddam S, Sanagoo A. The Mediating Role of Illness Cognitions in the Relationship between Infertility Stigma and Fertility Quality of Life in Infertile Women. RBS 2024; 22 (2) :182-193
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1- Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Gorgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, Iran. , Leila.azizi.2007@gmail.com
2- PhD student in health Psychology, Department of Psychology, Gorgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, Iran
3- Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
2- PhD student in health Psychology, Department of Psychology, Gorgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, Iran
3- Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
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Aim and Background: Infertility is a global health-related problem that imposes significant psychological pressure on the people involved in this problem and can negatively affect their quality of life. The aim of research investigating the mediating role of illness cognitions in the relationship between infertility stigma and fertility quality of life in infertile women.
Methods and Materials: This study is fundamental in terms of purpose and descriptive-correlation in terms of method. The statistical population of this study consisted of all women suffering from infertility in the city of Mashhad who had referred to specialized infertility clinics and centers between May and July 2023. The sample consisted of 300 infertile women who were selected by convenience sampling method. Participants completed the infertility stigma scale, illness cognition questionnaire and fertility quality of life questionnaire. The Pearson correlation and structural equation modeling methods were used for data analysis.
Findings: The results showed that the model related to the mediating role of illness cognitions in the relationship between infertility stigma and fertility quality of life in infertile women has a good fit. The results showed that the direct effect of infertility stigma on fertility quality of life (P>0.05). The direct effect of illness cognitions (P<0.01) and the indirect effect of infertility stigma with the mediation of illness cognitions on fertility quality of life are significant (P<0.01).
Conclusions: Considering the mediating role of illness cognitions in the relationship between infertility stigma and reproductive quality of life of infertile women, paying attention to these variables in the field of psychopathology and formulating educational and therapeutic interventions regarding reproductive quality of life can be useful.
Methods and Materials: This study is fundamental in terms of purpose and descriptive-correlation in terms of method. The statistical population of this study consisted of all women suffering from infertility in the city of Mashhad who had referred to specialized infertility clinics and centers between May and July 2023. The sample consisted of 300 infertile women who were selected by convenience sampling method. Participants completed the infertility stigma scale, illness cognition questionnaire and fertility quality of life questionnaire. The Pearson correlation and structural equation modeling methods were used for data analysis.
Findings: The results showed that the model related to the mediating role of illness cognitions in the relationship between infertility stigma and fertility quality of life in infertile women has a good fit. The results showed that the direct effect of infertility stigma on fertility quality of life (P>0.05). The direct effect of illness cognitions (P<0.01) and the indirect effect of infertility stigma with the mediation of illness cognitions on fertility quality of life are significant (P<0.01).
Conclusions: Considering the mediating role of illness cognitions in the relationship between infertility stigma and reproductive quality of life of infertile women, paying attention to these variables in the field of psychopathology and formulating educational and therapeutic interventions regarding reproductive quality of life can be useful.
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Received: 2024/05/31 | Accepted: 2024/08/31 | Published: 2024/08/31
Received: 2024/05/31 | Accepted: 2024/08/31 | Published: 2024/08/31
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