Influence of a patient education and care program on women undergoing non‐assisted reproductive technology fertility treatment

Purpose To determine the influence of a patient education and care program on the quality of life (QOL) of female patients undergoing non‐assisted reproductive technology (ART) fertility treatment. Methods Participants completed the MOS 36‐Item Short‐Form Health Survey and fertility QOL (FertiQoL) q...

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Published in:Reproductive medicine and biology 2021-10, Vol.20 (4), p.513-523
Main Authors: Mori, Akiko, Nishii, Osamu, Takai, Yasushi, Momoeda, Mikio, Kamisawa, Etsuko, Shimizu, Kiyomi, Nozawa, Mieko, Takemura, Yuri, Fujimoto, Akihisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Childbirth & labor
Comparative analysis
Couples
Fertility
fertility nursing
Health aspects
Health education
Health surveys
Infertility
infertility treatment
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Mental health
Nurses
Original
outpatient
Ovaries
Ovulation
Patient education
Patient satisfaction
Patients
Physicians
Pregnancy
Quality of life
Questionnaires
Reproductive health
reproductive medicine
Reproductive technologies
Reproductive technology
Research methodology
Surveys
Women
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Summary:Purpose To determine the influence of a patient education and care program on the quality of life (QOL) of female patients undergoing non‐assisted reproductive technology (ART) fertility treatment. Methods Participants completed the MOS 36‐Item Short‐Form Health Survey and fertility QOL (FertiQoL) questionnaires at baseline and at 3, 6, and 12 months of treatment. The responses of patients who underwent three sessions of the program (at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months of treatment) were compared with those of patients who did not receive the program. Results This study compared 69 patients who received an additional care program with 104 patients in the control group, all from 13 facilities. Treatment FertiQoL responses (p = 0.004) and treatment tolerability (p = 0.043) differed between the program and control groups at 3 months using the repeated measures mixed model. The cost of treatment per pregnancy was lower in the program group than in the control group. Conclusion The patient education and care program provided by reproductive fertility specialists or fertility nurses during non‐ART fertility programs improves patient satisfaction.
ISSN:1445-5781
1447-0578
DOI:10.1002/rmb2.12406