Sanagoo A, Fakharian Moghaddam S, Azizi Ziabari L S. (2024). Development of health‐related quality of life of infertile women based on infertility problems: the mediating role of illness cognitions.
Rooyesh.
13(10), 211-220.
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1- Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran. , akramsanagoo@gmail.com
2- PhD student in health Psychology, Department of Psychology, Gorgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, Iran.
3- Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Gorgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, Iran.
Abstract: (171 Views)
The present study was conducted to develop a health‐related quality of life for infertile women based on infertility problems: the mediating role of illness cognitions. The research method was descriptive-correlation based on structural equation modeling. The statistical population of this study consisted of all women suffering from infertility in the city of Mashhad who had been referred to specialized infertility clinics and centers between May and July 2023. The sample consisted of 300 infertile women who were selected by the available sampling method. Participants completed the fertility problem inventory–short form (FPI-SF, 2017), illness cognition questionnaire (ICQ, 2001), and health-related quality of life scale (HRQoL, 2017). Structural equation analysis was used to analyze the data. The results showed the optimal fit of the research Model. The results showed that infertility problems have a direct effect on illness cognitions (P<0.01) and health quality of life of infertile women (P<0.05). Illness cognitions had a direct effect on the health and quality of life of infertile women (P<0.01). Also, the effect of infertility problems with the mediation of Illness cognitions on health and quality of life was significant (P<0.01). These results show that illness cognitions can explain the quality of life-related to the health of infertile women due to the role of infertility problems.
Type of Article:
Research |
Subject:
Family Psychology Received: 2024/07/29 | Accepted: 2024/10/13 | ePublished: 2024/12/30