Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the participants and comparison between pre-test and post-test of each scale
| Participants’ attributes | Median(IQR) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years)a | 37.0 (33.0–42.0) | |
| Duration of marriage (months)a | 35.0 (18.0–59.0) | |
| Duration of infertility (months)a | 24.0 (15.0–38.8) | |
| Duration of infertility treatment (months)a | 12.0 (4.0–21.8) | |
| Marital statusb | ||
| First marriage | 29 (85.3) | |
| Remarried | 4 (11.8) | |
| Common-law marriage | 1 (2.9) | |
| Childrenb | ||
| Yes | 1 (2.9) | |
| No | 33 (97.1) | |
| Significant medical historyb | ||
| Yes | 4 (11.8) | |
| No | 30 (88.2) | |
| Causes of infertilityb | ||
| Unexplained | 10 (29.4) | |
| Male factor | 15 (44.1) | |
| Female factor | 4 (11.8) | |
| Male and female factors | 5 (14.7) | |
| Type of treatment b | ||
| Under consideration | 3 (8.8) | |
| Timing of therapy | 4 (11.8) | |
| Ovulation-inducing drugs | 1 (2.9) | |
| Artificial insemination | 14 (41.2) | |
| Assisted reproductive technology | 12 (35.3) | |
| Experience of changing hospitalb | ||
| Yes | 15 (44.1) | |
| No | 19 (55.9) | |
| Pre-test FertiQoL toola | 72.1 (64.3–80.5) | *n.s |
| Post-test FertiQoL toola | 73.5 (64.0–76.5) | |
| Pre-test Distress scalea | 7.5 (4.0–12.0) | *n.s |
| Post-test Distress scalea | 9.0 (5.8–12.0) | |
Data are expressed as aMedian (IQR) or bnumber (%)
IQR interquartile range, n.s. not significant
*Wilcoxon signed-rank test