Level of depression and hopelessness among women with infertility during the outbreak of COVID-19: a cross-sectional investigation
Background: Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak negatively impacted on the mental wellbeing of infertile couples, because of the World Health Organization’s recommendation to stop all fertility treatments. This study aims to investigate the level of depression and hopelessness during...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
IMR Press
2021-06-01
|
| Series: | Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.imrpress.com/journal/CEOG/48/3/10.31083/j.ceog.2021.03.2435 |
| _version_ | 1828553587151601664 |
|---|---|
| author | Banuhan Şahin Buğra Şahin Pervin Karlı Görker Sel Şafak Hatırnaz Osman Fadıl Kara Andrea Tinelli |
| author_facet | Banuhan Şahin Buğra Şahin Pervin Karlı Görker Sel Şafak Hatırnaz Osman Fadıl Kara Andrea Tinelli |
| author_sort | Banuhan Şahin |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Background: Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak negatively impacted on the mental wellbeing of infertile couples, because of the World Health Organization’s recommendation to stop all fertility treatments. This study aims to investigate the level of depression and hopelessness during the COVID-19 outbreak, in women with primary and secondary infertility. Methods: A 16-item online questionnaire was applied to a total of 220 women with primary and secondary infertility in June 2020. Participants’ knowledge and concerns about COVID-19 pandemic stop of treatments and follow-up preferences were evaluated. In addition, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS) were adapted to Turkish and applied to each participant. Total scores of inventories between women were calculated. The correlation between depression and hopelessness levels of the groups was evaluated. Results: The BDI and BHS mean scores of 220 infertile women who completed our questionnaire were 14.63 ± 9.123 and 5.43 ± 5.026 and Cronbach’s α-values were 0.853 and 0.904, respectively. It was found that 142 women with secondary infertility had higher mean depression and hopelessness scores (15.92 ± 9.758, 11.81 ± 6.501; P = 0.001) VS 78 women with primary infertility (6.51 ± 5.262, 3.78 ± 3.670; P = 0.000). A strong positive correlation was detected between depression and hopelessness levels for each group (r = 0.625, P = 0.000 and r = 0.740, P = 0.000). Conclusions: Total depression and hopelessness scores of both groups were in a strong positive correlation with primary and secondary infertility during the COVID-19 outbreak. Particularly, women with secondary infertility had mild depression and low levels of hopelessness. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-12T05:21:08Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-198db20f25ff49748b90cff443d2c35c |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 0390-6663 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-12T05:21:08Z |
| publishDate | 2021-06-01 |
| publisher | IMR Press |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology |
| spelling | doaj.art-198db20f25ff49748b90cff443d2c35c2022-12-22T00:36:37ZengIMR PressClinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology0390-66632021-06-0148359460010.31083/j.ceog.2021.03.2435S0390-6663(21)00152-4Level of depression and hopelessness among women with infertility during the outbreak of COVID-19: a cross-sectional investigationBanuhan Şahin0Buğra Şahin1Pervin Karlı2Görker Sel3Şafak Hatırnaz4Osman Fadıl Kara5Andrea Tinelli6Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Amasya University Sabuncuoglu Serefeddin Training and Research Hospital, 05100 Amasya, TurkeyClinics of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Turhal State Hospital, 60300 Tokat, TurkeyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Amasya University Sabuncuoglu Serefeddin Training and Research Hospital, 05100 Amasya, TurkeyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University, 67100 Zonguldak, TurkeyDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, IVF Unit, Medicana International Hospital, 06520 Samsun, TurkeyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Amasya University Sabuncuoglu Serefeddin Training and Research Hospital, 05100 Amasya, TurkeyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, “Verisdelli Ponti” Hospital, Scorrano, 73100 Lecce, ItalyBackground: Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak negatively impacted on the mental wellbeing of infertile couples, because of the World Health Organization’s recommendation to stop all fertility treatments. This study aims to investigate the level of depression and hopelessness during the COVID-19 outbreak, in women with primary and secondary infertility. Methods: A 16-item online questionnaire was applied to a total of 220 women with primary and secondary infertility in June 2020. Participants’ knowledge and concerns about COVID-19 pandemic stop of treatments and follow-up preferences were evaluated. In addition, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS) were adapted to Turkish and applied to each participant. Total scores of inventories between women were calculated. The correlation between depression and hopelessness levels of the groups was evaluated. Results: The BDI and BHS mean scores of 220 infertile women who completed our questionnaire were 14.63 ± 9.123 and 5.43 ± 5.026 and Cronbach’s α-values were 0.853 and 0.904, respectively. It was found that 142 women with secondary infertility had higher mean depression and hopelessness scores (15.92 ± 9.758, 11.81 ± 6.501; P = 0.001) VS 78 women with primary infertility (6.51 ± 5.262, 3.78 ± 3.670; P = 0.000). A strong positive correlation was detected between depression and hopelessness levels for each group (r = 0.625, P = 0.000 and r = 0.740, P = 0.000). Conclusions: Total depression and hopelessness scores of both groups were in a strong positive correlation with primary and secondary infertility during the COVID-19 outbreak. Particularly, women with secondary infertility had mild depression and low levels of hopelessness.https://www.imrpress.com/journal/CEOG/48/3/10.31083/j.ceog.2021.03.2435covid-19 outbreakinfertilityassisted reproductive technologydepressionhopelessness |
| spellingShingle | Banuhan Şahin Buğra Şahin Pervin Karlı Görker Sel Şafak Hatırnaz Osman Fadıl Kara Andrea Tinelli Level of depression and hopelessness among women with infertility during the outbreak of COVID-19: a cross-sectional investigation Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology covid-19 outbreak infertility assisted reproductive technology depression hopelessness |
| title | Level of depression and hopelessness among women with infertility during the outbreak of COVID-19: a cross-sectional investigation |
| title_full | Level of depression and hopelessness among women with infertility during the outbreak of COVID-19: a cross-sectional investigation |
| title_fullStr | Level of depression and hopelessness among women with infertility during the outbreak of COVID-19: a cross-sectional investigation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Level of depression and hopelessness among women with infertility during the outbreak of COVID-19: a cross-sectional investigation |
| title_short | Level of depression and hopelessness among women with infertility during the outbreak of COVID-19: a cross-sectional investigation |
| title_sort | level of depression and hopelessness among women with infertility during the outbreak of covid 19 a cross sectional investigation |
| topic | covid-19 outbreak infertility assisted reproductive technology depression hopelessness |
| url | https://www.imrpress.com/journal/CEOG/48/3/10.31083/j.ceog.2021.03.2435 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT banuhansahin levelofdepressionandhopelessnessamongwomenwithinfertilityduringtheoutbreakofcovid19acrosssectionalinvestigation AT bugrasahin levelofdepressionandhopelessnessamongwomenwithinfertilityduringtheoutbreakofcovid19acrosssectionalinvestigation AT pervinkarlı levelofdepressionandhopelessnessamongwomenwithinfertilityduringtheoutbreakofcovid19acrosssectionalinvestigation AT gorkersel levelofdepressionandhopelessnessamongwomenwithinfertilityduringtheoutbreakofcovid19acrosssectionalinvestigation AT safakhatırnaz levelofdepressionandhopelessnessamongwomenwithinfertilityduringtheoutbreakofcovid19acrosssectionalinvestigation AT osmanfadılkara levelofdepressionandhopelessnessamongwomenwithinfertilityduringtheoutbreakofcovid19acrosssectionalinvestigation AT andreatinelli levelofdepressionandhopelessnessamongwomenwithinfertilityduringtheoutbreakofcovid19acrosssectionalinvestigation |