A prospective, cross-sectional study of the protective and risk psychological factors of successful in vitro fertilisation outcome: preliminary results in a Greek sample

• Published in: Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology 2020-04, Vol.40 (3), p.382-387
• Main Authors: Kalaitzaki, Argyroula E., Mavrogiannaki, Stella, Makrigiannakis, Antonios
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Assisted reproductive technology; Clinical outcomes; Cross-Sectional Studies; Depression - complications; Emotions; Female; Fertilization in Vitro - psychology; Fertilization in Vitro - statistics & numerical data; Greece; Humans; In vitro fertilization; Infertility; Infertility, Female - psychology; Infertility, Female - therapy; Logistic Models; negative emotions; Odds Ratio; positive psychology; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Rate; Prospective Studies; purpose in life; Risk Factors; Stress, Psychological - complications; Treatment Outcome; Well being
• ISSN: 0144-3615; 1364-6893
• DOI: 10.1080/01443615.2019.1631766

The aim of this prospective, cross-sectional study was to examine the protective and risk psychological factors associated with the successful outcome of In vitro fertilisation (IVF). Various psychological factors that may affect the IVF outcome were measured to a sample of 61 infertile women (mean age 37.2 ± 4.4), who started their first or consecutive IVF treatment cycle in an IVF Unit in Greece. Over half of the participants (50.8%) became pregnant. A binary logistic regression analysis (stepwise) was conducted on pregnancy as the outcome, with various variables as predictors. The model was statistically significant (Omnibus Chi-square = 27.324, df = 5, p