A follow-up study on mental health of women who conceived undergoing In Vitro Fertilization

• Main Authors: Yu-MingWang, 王郁茗
• Other Authors: Bih-Ching Shu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/92248175909226779025

博士 === 國立成功大學 === 健康照護科學研究所 === 101 === The purposes of this study were to explore the mental health trend among women who conceived undergoing IVF and to analyze how psychosocial and cultural factors influence the mental health of these women. A prospective case control study design with convenience sampling was adopted. Sixty-four women who conceived undergoing IVF recruited from an IVF center served as the study group, and 120 women who conceived naturally recruited from the antenatal clinics of regional hospitals served as the control group. Data were collected from 28 weeks of gestation to delivery (T0), weeks 6-8 postpartum (T1), and weeks 22-24 postpartum (T2) with structured self-reported questionnaires (Women’s Mental Health Scale, WMHS; Silencing the Self Scale, STSS; Maternal Efficacy Questionnaire, MEQ; Chinese Childbearing Attitude Questionnaire, CCAQ; Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, EPQ). The results revealed At T1, the “social domain” of the WMHS in the study group was significantly lower than that in the control group. In the study group, three domains of the WMHS (self, interpersonal, and social) significantly differed between T0, T1, and T2. In general, T0 was the highest, followed by T2 and T1 (the lowest). There was no significant difference in the trend of the WMHS scores between the study group and the control group. The STSS and the “self domain” of the WMHS were significantly positively correlated; the CCAQ and the “self domain” of the WMHS were significantly negatively correlated. The STSS and “extraversion” of the EPQ were significantly positive correlated with the “interpersonal domain” of the WMHS; the CCAQ and “neuroticism” of the EPQ were significantly negatively correlated with the “social domain” of the WMHS. The results presented in this study will aid clinical professionals’ understanding of the trend of women’s mental health and indicate the mental health needs of women who conceived undergoing IVF.