Was it worth it? Infertile couples’ experience of assisted reproductive treatment and psychosocial adjustment one year after treatment

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Main Author: Moura-Ramos, Mariana
Publication Date: 2018
Other Authors: Canavarro, Maria Cristina
Format: Article
Language: eng
Source: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
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Summary: Undergoing Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) can be a demanding experience. We aimed to describe changes in psychosocial adjustment from ART treatment to one year after and couples’ evaluation of the treatment’s experience. The study used a longitudinal design, with 33 infertile couples who were assessed during their ART treatment and one year after treatment regarding their emotional reactivity, emotional distress and quality of life; additionally, participants were asked to evaluate their treatment experience. Results indicated that from the ART cycle to one year after, couples who have achieved pregnancy showed an increase in positive emotions and a decrease in negative emotions. However, all couples evaluated the experience of ART in a positive way, regardless of treatment outcome, although more positive ratings were found in couples who have achieved pregnancy. It can be concluded that the emotional reactivity and the evaluation of the experience one year after treatment is affected by the treatment outcome.
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spelling Was it worth it? Infertile couples’ experience of assisted reproductive treatment and psychosocial adjustment one year after treatmentSerá que valeu a pena? A avaliação da experiência do tratamento de procriação medicamente assistida pelos casais inférteis e ajustamento psicossocial um ano após o tratamentoInfertilityPsychosocial adjustmentIn Vitro FertilizationInfertilidadeAjustamento psicossocialFertilização in VitroUndergoing Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) can be a demanding experience. We aimed to describe changes in psychosocial adjustment from ART treatment to one year after and couples’ evaluation of the treatment’s experience. The study used a longitudinal design, with 33 infertile couples who were assessed during their ART treatment and one year after treatment regarding their emotional reactivity, emotional distress and quality of life; additionally, participants were asked to evaluate their treatment experience. Results indicated that from the ART cycle to one year after, couples who have achieved pregnancy showed an increase in positive emotions and a decrease in negative emotions. However, all couples evaluated the experience of ART in a positive way, regardless of treatment outcome, although more positive ratings were found in couples who have achieved pregnancy. It can be concluded that the emotional reactivity and the evaluation of the experience one year after treatment is affected by the treatment outcome.O recurso a técnicas de procriação medicamente assistida (PMA) tem sido descrito como um acontecimento exigente física e psicologicamente. No presente estudo, e utilizando um desenho longitudinal., pretendemos descrever as mudanças no ajustamento psicossocial desde o momento do tratamento até um ano após o tratamento, em 33 casais inférteis portugueses, bem como avaliar, de forma retrospetiva, a experiência do tratamento. Os resultados mostraram que, quando comparado o momento tratamento com um ano mais tarde, os casais cujos tratamentos tinham sido bem- sucedidos tiveram um aumento das emoções positivas e diminuição das negativas. No entanto, de um modo geral, todos os casais avaliaram de forma positiva o tratamento de PMA, independentemente do seu resultado, apesar de os casais que alcançaram uma gravidez terem avaliado a experiência de forma mais positiva. Pode concluir-se que a reatividade emocional e a avaliação da experiência são em parte influenciadas pelo resultado do tratamento.Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra2018-02-09info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.14195/1647-8606_61-1_6https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-8606_61-1_6Psychologica; Vol. 61 No. 1 (2018); 107-123Psychologica; Vol. 61 N.º 1 (2018); 107-1231647-86060871-465710.14195/1647-8606_61-1reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttps://impactum-journals.uc.pt/psychologica/article/view/1647-8606_61-1_6https://impactum-journals.uc.pt/psychologica/article/view/1647-8606_61-1_6/4289Moura-Ramos, MarianaCanavarro, Maria Cristinainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2023-05-31T13:59:39Zoai:impactum-journals.uc.pt:article/5212Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T17:58:17.685099Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Was it worth it? Infertile couples’ experience of assisted reproductive treatment and psychosocial adjustment one year after treatment
Será que valeu a pena? A avaliação da experiência do tratamento de procriação medicamente assistida pelos casais inférteis e ajustamento psicossocial um ano após o tratamento
title Was it worth it? Infertile couples’ experience of assisted reproductive treatment and psychosocial adjustment one year after treatment
spellingShingle Was it worth it? Infertile couples’ experience of assisted reproductive treatment and psychosocial adjustment one year after treatment
Moura-Ramos, Mariana
Infertility
Psychosocial adjustment
In Vitro Fertilization
Infertilidade
Ajustamento psicossocial
Fertilização in Vitro
title_short Was it worth it? Infertile couples’ experience of assisted reproductive treatment and psychosocial adjustment one year after treatment
title_full Was it worth it? Infertile couples’ experience of assisted reproductive treatment and psychosocial adjustment one year after treatment
title_fullStr Was it worth it? Infertile couples’ experience of assisted reproductive treatment and psychosocial adjustment one year after treatment
title_full_unstemmed Was it worth it? Infertile couples’ experience of assisted reproductive treatment and psychosocial adjustment one year after treatment
title_sort Was it worth it? Infertile couples’ experience of assisted reproductive treatment and psychosocial adjustment one year after treatment
author Moura-Ramos, Mariana
author_facet Moura-Ramos, Mariana
Canavarro, Maria Cristina
author_role author
author2 Canavarro, Maria Cristina
author2_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Moura-Ramos, Mariana
Canavarro, Maria Cristina
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Infertility
Psychosocial adjustment
In Vitro Fertilization
Infertilidade
Ajustamento psicossocial
Fertilização in Vitro
topic Infertility
Psychosocial adjustment
In Vitro Fertilization
Infertilidade
Ajustamento psicossocial
Fertilização in Vitro
description Undergoing Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) can be a demanding experience. We aimed to describe changes in psychosocial adjustment from ART treatment to one year after and couples’ evaluation of the treatment’s experience. The study used a longitudinal design, with 33 infertile couples who were assessed during their ART treatment and one year after treatment regarding their emotional reactivity, emotional distress and quality of life; additionally, participants were asked to evaluate their treatment experience. Results indicated that from the ART cycle to one year after, couples who have achieved pregnancy showed an increase in positive emotions and a decrease in negative emotions. However, all couples evaluated the experience of ART in a positive way, regardless of treatment outcome, although more positive ratings were found in couples who have achieved pregnancy. It can be concluded that the emotional reactivity and the evaluation of the experience one year after treatment is affected by the treatment outcome.
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