Aims: To clarify gender differences in the demographic variables and infertility problems associated with depression among men and women undergoing infertility treatment.
Design: A cross-sectional study.
Methods: We surveyed 380 women and 360 men undergoing infertility treatment at the reproductive medicine center of a hospital in China's Ningxia Province from March - September 2016.
Results: For women, ethnicity, the number of clinic visits, social concern, and sexual concern were factors linked with depression symptoms. For men, treatment cost pressure and social concern were significantly associated with depression symptoms.
Conclusion: Psychological counseling and intervention programs should be integrated into in-vitro fertilization treatments and interventions should be targeted based on gender differences.
Impact: The provision of treatment-related sexual knowledge by nurses is indispensable for infertile participants. Mental health policies should be developed to facilitate the implementation of psychological services. Psychological counseling and intervention programs should be integrated into in vitro fertilization treatment to help men and women with infertility cope with psychological distress.
目的: 明确接受不孕不育治疗的男性和女性在人口统计学变量和与抑郁相关的不孕不育问题上的性别差异。 设计: 横向研究。 方法: 我们调查了2016年3月至9月期间在中国宁夏某医院生殖医学中心接受不孕治疗的380名女性和360名男性。 结果: 对于女性来说,种族、就诊次数、社会关注和性关注是与抑郁症状相关的因素。对于男性,治疗费用压力和社会关注与抑郁症状显著相关。 结论: 应将心理咨询和干预方案纳入体外受精治疗,干预应根据性别差异有针对性。 影响: 由护士提供的与治疗相关的性知识对不孕不育患者是必不可少的。应制定心理卫生政策,以促进心理服务的实施。应将心理咨询和干预方案纳入体外受精治疗,帮助不孕不育男性和女性应对心理困扰。.
Keywords: depression; ethnicity; factors; gender difference; infertility; nurses.
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