The anxiety of Taiwanese women with or without continuity treatment after previous in vitro fertilisation failure

Tsann‐Juu Su, Ya‐Ling Tzeng and Pi‐Chao Kuo

Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2011, vol. 20, issue 15‐16, 2217-2223

Abstract: Aims and objectives. To compare the anxiety levels of Taiwanese women who continued with in vitro fertilisation treatment and those who discontinued treatment post‐in vitro fertilisation failure. Background. In vitro fertilisation is perceived as the last resort of infertility treatment. The impact of unsuccessful in vitro fertilisation treatment on psychological function has been documented; however, research comparing the levels of anxiety of women who cease and those who continue in vitro fertilisation post‐failure is scant. Design. A cross‐sectional comparative study design was used. Method. Fifty‐eight women in whom in vitro fertilisation had failed within the previous year were recruited to this study from a medical centre in northern Taiwan; 34 women continued treatment and 24 discontinued treatment. The State‐Trait Anxiety Inventory was used to assess their levels of anxiety. Results. Women in the group who continued treatment exhibited higher state and trait anxiety (TA) than women in the group who discontinued treatment (p

Date: 2011
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