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The Quality of Life in Pregnant Women Conceiving Through In Vitro Fertilization

Open Access
|Mar 2016

Figures & Tables

Figure 1.

Change of positive emotions during pregnancy.
Change of positive emotions during pregnancy.

Figure 2.

Change of positive emotions during pregnancy.
Change of positive emotions during pregnancy.

Comparison of satisfaction with various sections of quality of life (QLS), (PWB), depression (BDI) and anxiety SAS) among women pregnant up to within the IVF group (ANOVA test)_

IVF group to 20th week (n=18)IVF group beyond 20th week (n=31)P-value
mean (SD)mean (SD)
Subjective quality of life scale – QLS
Friends / Acquaintances9.72 (6.75)8.84 (5.67)0.63
Free time / Hobbies6.83 (6.96)8.32 (6.48)0.45
Health13.59 (7.61)13.26 (5.40)0.86
Income / Financial security5.67 (5.89)6.03 (6.25)0.84
Profession / Work7.06 (7.48)7.42 (7.88)0.88
Home / Life circumstances15.00 (5.06)16.29 (4.53)0.36
Family life / Children16.44 (5.03)16.00 (4.69)0.76
Relationship with partner16.11 (6.59)17.77 (3.57)0.26
Sexuality12.50 (6.71)10.97 (7.09)0.46
Positive and Negative Affect Schedule. PANAS
Positive emotions33.94(4.34)36.97 (5.04)0.04*
Negative emotions21.56(7.89)19.58 (4.33)0.26
Psychological Well-Being (PWB) Scale
Environmental mastery19.83 (3.26)20.03 (2.26)0.80
Self-acceptance20.28 (3.25)21.16 (1.90)0.23
Interpersonal relations18.50 (4.25)20.13 (3.36)0.15
Autonomy26.41 (6.29)27.23 (3.69)0.57
Personal growth25.67 (3.25)26.50 (2.80)0.35
Purpose in life19.44 (4.47)21.32 (2.09)0.05*
Beck Depression Inventory - BDI5.94 (5.56)5.00 (4.58)0.52
Self-Rating Anxiety Scale - SAS29.33 (4.69)31.39 (7.38)0.29

Correlation of degree of stress with various sections of quality of life (QLS), dominant emotions (PANAS), results of the PWB Scale, depressive mood (BDI) and anxiety (SAS) in the IVF group_

Pearson's correlation coefficientP-value
Quality of life scale QLS
Friends / Acquaintances0.230.09
Free time / Hobbies0.110.45
Health-0.300.04*
Income / Financial security-0.090.55
Profession / Work-0.090.54
Home / Life circumstances-0.190.17
Family life / Children0.000.99
Relationship with partner-0.110.45
Sexuality-0.090.53
Positive and Negative Affect Schedule. PANAS
Positive emotions0.010.96
Negative emotions0.220.14
Psychological Well-Being (PWB)
Environmental mastery-0.070.62
Self-acceptance-0.160.26
Interpersonal relations0.140.35
Autonomy0.120.43
Personal growth-0.010.97
Purpose in life-0.130.39
Degree of depression (Beck Depression Inventory - BDI)0.250.08
Degree of anxiety (Self-Rating Anxiety Scale - SAS)0.070.63

Comparison of satisfaction with various sections of quality of life (QLS), dominant emotions (PANAS), psychological well-being (PWB), depression (BDI) and anxiety SAS) between IVF group and control group (ANOVA test)_

IVF group (n=49)Control group (n=63)P-value
meanSDmeanSD
Subjective quality of life scale - QLS
Friends / Acquaintances9.166.0411.565.660.033
Free time / Hobbies7.786.638.626.340.495
Health13.386.1913.517.050.918
Income / Financial security5.906.067.945.570.067
Profession / Work7.297.669.065.980.174
Home / Life circumstances15.824.7213.816.350.067
Family life / Children16.174.7817.084.400.308
Relationship with partner17.164.9015.676.610.188
Sexuality11.546.9212.756.180.336
Positive and Negative Affect Schedule. PANAS
Positive emotions35.874.9736.794.130.299
Negative emotions20.315.8919.946.100.747
Psychological Well-Being (PWB) Scale
Environmental mastery19.962.6419.782.590.716
Self-acceptance20.842.4920.742.440.834
Interpersonal relations19.533.7520.103.010.379
Autonomy26.944.7526.534.410.648
Personal growth26.192.9726.423.350.706
Purpose in life20.683.1920.902.360.676
Beck Depression Inventory - BDI5.354.934.353.270.202
Self-Rating Anxiety Scale - SAS30.636.5431.277.490.638
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjph-2016-0001 | Journal eISSN: 1854-2476 | Journal ISSN: 0351-0026
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 10
Submitted on: Apr 3, 2015
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Accepted on: Jun 22, 2015
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Published on: Mar 10, 2016
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2016 Vislava Globevnik Velikonja, Tina Lozej, Gaja Leban, Ivan Verdenik, Eda Vrtačnik Bokal, published by National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
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