Introducing the Hungarian Version of the SCREENIVF Tool into the Clinical Routine Screening of Emotional Maladjustment

Viktória Prémusz (), Pongrác Ács, József Bódis, Ákos Várnagy, Ágnes Lászik and Alexandra Makai
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Viktória Prémusz: Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pécs, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary
Pongrác Ács: Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pécs, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary
József Bódis: ELKH-PTE Human Reproduction Scientific Research Group, University of Pécs, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary
Ákos Várnagy: ELKH-PTE Human Reproduction Scientific Research Group, University of Pécs, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary
Ágnes Lászik: Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pécs, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary
Alexandra Makai: Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pécs, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 16, 1-16

Abstract: Examining possible psychosocial maladjustments should be an integral part of fertility care. For the early detection of vulnerability, the present study aimed to adapt and test the reliability and validity of the Hungarian version of SCREENIVF against the Fertility Quality of Life Questionnaire (FertiQoL) in a cross-sectional on subfertile women ( n = 60, age 34.6 ± 5.2 years, BMI 24.2 ± 4.9 kg/m 2 ) at a university linked fertility clinic in South-Hungary. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted to investigate the construct validity. For the reliability testing, Cronbach alpha values were calculated. Spearman’s rank correlation tested the criterion validity. Discriminant validity was applied using Mann–Whitney U-test and Kruskal–Wallis test. The Edinburgh Framework and COSMIN checklist were applicable for the analysis using SPSS 27.0; significance was set at p < 0.05. The confirmatory factor analysis indicated a good fit; all dimensions were reliable (α ≥ 0.70). Cronbach’s alpha was excellent (0.825–0.904). Strong correlations were found between the total scale (FertiQoL) and anxiety (R = −0.507, p < 0.001), depression (R = 0.554, p < 0.001), and helplessness cognitions (R = −0.747, p < 0.001) and moderate or no correlation with acceptance cognitions (R = 0.317, p = 0.015) and social support (R = 0.230, p = 0.082). The Hungarian version of SCREENIVF proved a valid and reliable tool to measure psychological maladjustment before ART. A longitudinal, randomized, controlled trial involving the partners could further strengthen the results, which is among our long-term plans.

Keywords: infertility; assisted reproduction; IVF; ART; validation; psychosocial factors; SCREENIVF; clinical routine care; screening; emotional maladjustment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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