Assessment of Quality of Life in Men Treated for Infertility in Poland

Marta Makara-Studzińska, Agnieszka Limanin, Agnieszka Anusiewicz, Paula Janczyk, Dorota Raczkiewicz, Anita Wdowiak-Filip, Michał Filip, Iwona Bojar, Krzysztof Lukaszuk and Artur Wdowiak
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Marta Makara-Studzińska: Department of Health Psychology, Institute of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, ul. Kopernika 25, 31-501 Krakow, Poland
Agnieszka Limanin: FertiMedica—Fertility Center, ul. Jana Pawła Woronicza 31 lok. 8U, 02-640 Warsaw, Poland
Agnieszka Anusiewicz: Independent Public Clinical Hospital No. 4 in Lublin, ul. Jaczewskiego 8, 20-954 Lublin, Poland
Paula Janczyk: Laboratory of Fundamentals of Maternity Care, Institute of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, ul. Zamoyskiego 58, 30-523 Krakow, Poland
Dorota Raczkiewicz: Department of Medical Statistics, School of Public Health, Center of Postgraduate Medical Education, Kleczewska 61/63, 01-826 Warsaw, Poland
Anita Wdowiak-Filip: Department of Cosmetology and Aesthetic Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, ul. Chodźki 1, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
Michał Filip: Department of Obstetrics and Pathology of Pregnancy, Medical University of Lublin, ul. Staszica 16, 20-081 Lublin, Poland
Iwona Bojar: Department of Women’s Health, Institute of Rural Health in Lublin, ul. Jaczewskiego 2, 20-090 Lublin, Poland
Krzysztof Lukaszuk: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Gdansk, ul. Sklodowskiej-Curie 3a, 80-210 Gdansk, Poland
Artur Wdowiak: Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, 4-6 Staszica St., 20-081 Lublin, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 5, 1-13

Abstract: The aim of this study was to assess the quality of life (QoL) of men treated for infertility in Poland. This cross-sectional study was conducted using the Abbreviated World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire (WHOQoL-BREF), Fertility Quality of Life tool (FertiQoL) and an author-constructed questionnaire. The study included 1200 men treated for infertility without the use of assisted reproductive technology (non-ART), intrauterine insemination (IUI) and in vitro fertilization (IVF). The control group consisted of 100 healthy men with confirmed fertility. The quality of life assessed by the WHOQoL-BREF questionnaire was significantly lower in study groups in the Environmental domain, compared to the control group ( p = 0.009). Statistically significant differences were found in the case of FertiQoL subscales: Emotional, Mind-Body, Relational, and Treatment Environment, depending on applied treatment. Men whose partners were treated without the use of ART assessed their QoL significantly more negatively than those treated with IUI. Reproductive problems and type of their treatment influenced the quality of life of the affected men. Non-ART treatment, rural place of residence, and increased BMI were associated with lower QoL.

Keywords: FertiQoL; WHOQoL-BREF; assisted reproductive technologies; infertility; quality of life; intrauterine insemination; in vitro fertilization; men (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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