Table 2.
The psychological state of ART-treated women during the outbreak period and during the control period (Mean ± SD).
| Variables | Outbreak period | Control period | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depression score | Neurasthenia score | Fear score | Compulsive-anxiety score | Hypochondria score | Total score | Depression score | Neurasthenia score | Fear score | Compulsive-anxiety score | Hypochondria score | Total score | |
| Total | 0.41 ± 0.52 | 0.60 ± 0.59 | 0.88 ± 0.55 | 0.23 ± 0.39 | 0.14 ± 0.34 | 0.47 ± 0.40 | 0.21 ± 0.35 | 0.26 ± 0.39 | 0.51 ± 0.45 | 0.09 ± 0.22 | 0.04 ± 0.17 | 0.24 ± 0.26 | 
| Women's age (year) | ||||||||||||
| <30 | 0.35 ± 0.48 | 0.58 ± 0.60 | 0.85 ± 0.53 | 0.20 ± 0.39 | 0.12 ± 0.31 | 0.44 ± 0.39 | 0.20 ± 0.36 | 0.26 ± 0.39 | 0.51 ± 0.46 | 0.09 ± 0.23 | 0.03 ± 0.13 | 0.23 ± 0.27 | 
| 30–34.99 | 0.43 ± 0.52 | 0.59 ± 0.58 | 0.87 ± 0.57 | 0.24 ± 0.38 | 0.15 ± 0.37 | 0.48 ± 0.41 | 0.20 ± 0.34 | 0.24 ± 0.38 | 0.49 ± 0.44 | 0.09 ± 0.22 | 0.04 ± 0.19 | 0.23 ± 0.25 | 
| ≥35 | 0.42 ± 0.55 | 0.63 ± 0.59 | 0.94 ± 0.53 | 0.24 ± 0.41 | 0.13 ± 0.33 | 0.50 ± 0.41 | 0.20 ± 0.36 | 0.31 ± 0.40 | 0.55 ± 0.46 | 0.10 ± 0.23 | 0.06 ± 0.17 | 0.27 ± 0.26 | 
| P-value | 0.258 | 0.767 | 0.298 | 0.519 | 0.579 | 0.397 | 0.388 | 0.093 | 0.297 | 0.987 | 0.150* | 0.166 | 
| Education level | ||||||||||||
| Junior high school and below | 0.42 ± 0.55 | 0.59 ± 0.62 | 0.78 ± 0.59 | 0.25 ± 0.40 | 0.10 ± 0.25 | 0.46 ± 0.42 | 0.22 ± 0.38 | 0.27 ± 0.41 | 0.53 ± 0.53 | 0.12 ± 0.27 | 0.05 ± 0.19 | 0.26 ± 0.30 | 
| High school/secondary school | 0.34 ± 0.52 | 0.51 ± 0.59 | 0.77 ± 0.60 | 0.22 ± 0.46 | 0.11 ± 0.33 | 0.41 ± 0.44 | 0.22 ± 0.37 | 0.23 ± 0.34 | 0.50 ± 0.46 | 0.09 ± 0.23 | 0.05 ± 0.17 | 0.24 ± 0.27 | 
| College | 0.38 ± 0.49 | 0.60 ± 0.59 | 0.89 ± 0.50 | 0.20 ± 0.37 | 0.13 ± 0.31 | 0.45 ± 0.37 | 0.22 ± 0.36 | 0.25 ± 0.39 | 0.48 ± 0.43 | 0.10 ± 0.22 | 0.03 ± 0.16 | 0.24 ± 0.26 | 
| University and above | 0.46 ± 0.51 | 0.63 ± 0.55 | 1.00 ± 0.52 | 0.25 ± 0.36 | 0.19 ± 0.42 | 0.53 ± 0.38 | 0.19 ± 0.31 | 0.28 ± 0.40 | 0.53 ± 0.40 | 0.08 ± 0.17 | 0.04 ± 0.16 | 0.24 ± 0.21 | 
| P-value | 0.198 | 0.379 | <0.001 | 0.694 | 0.086 | 0.073 | 0.817 | 0.574 | 0.345* | 0.207* | 0.235* | 0.474* | 
| Occupation | ||||||||||||
| Professional and technical | 0.44 ± 0.52 | 0.59 ± 0.54 | 0.98 ± 0.54 | 0.27 ± 0.41 | 0.19 ± 0.40 | 0.52 ± 0.39 | 0.20 ± 0.31 | 0.25 ± 0.30 | 0.50 ± 0.40 | 0.07 ± 0.16 | 0.06 ± 0.21 | 0.24 ± 0.21 | 
| personnel | ||||||||||||
| Administrative staff | 0.41 ± 0.46 | 0.61 ± 0.59 | 0.93 ± 0.50 | 0.21 ± 0.31 | 0.16 ± 0.40 | 0.48 ± 0.35 | 0.18 ± 0.31 | 0.24 ± 0.34 | 0.49 ± 0.38 | 0.07 ± 0.16 | 0.05 ± 0.16 | 0.22 ± 0.21 | 
| Workers/service staff | 0.44 ± 0.54 | 0.65 ± 0.59 | 0.88 ± 0.55 | 0.24 ± 0.43 | 0.20 ± 0.47 | 0.50 ± 0.44 | 0.22 ± 0.32 | 0.22 ± 0.30 | 0.49 ± 0.42 | 0.08 ± 0.22 | 0.03 ± 0.12 | 0.23 ± 0.21 | 
| Other | 0.32 ± 0.46 | 0.48 ± 0.52 | 0.82 ± 0.52 | 0.15 ± 0.26 | 0.10 ± 0.24 | 0.39 ± 0.33 | 0.21 ± 0.38 | 0.26 ± 0.44 | 0.48 ± 0.46 | 0.11 ± 0.27 | 0.03 ± 0.15 | 0.24 ± 0.28 | 
| Unemployed | 0.43 ± 0.55 | 0.63 ± 0.64 | 0.85 ± 0.59 | 0.25 ± 0.44 | 0.10 ± 0.27 | 0.48 ± 0.44 | 0.23 ± 0.39 | 0.30 ± 0.45 | 0.56 ± 0.51 | 0.11 ± 0.24 | 0.04 ± 0.18 | 0.27 ± 0.31 | 
| P-value | 0.358 | 0.206 | 0.165 | 0.205* | 0.051* | 0.152 | 0.810 | 0.730* | 0.665* | 0.429* | 0.626* | 0.721* | 
| Residence, n (%) | ||||||||||||
| City | 0.40 ± 0.51 | 0.62 ± 0.56 | 0.99 ± 0.51 | 0.20 ± 0.35 | 0.19 ± 0.47 | 0.50 ± 0.39 | 0.22 ± 0.35 | 0.27 ± 0.40 | 0.49 ± 0.42 | 0.08 ± 0.20 | 0.04 ± 0.15 | 0.24 ± 0.23 | 
| Town | 0.45 ± 0.42 | 0.62 ± 0.52 | 0.85 ± 0.51 | 0.24 ± 0.31 | 0.15 ± 0.32 | 0.48 ± 0.32 | 0.20 ± 0.32 | 0.21 ± 0.29 | 0.49 ± 0.39 | 0.08 ± 0.16 | 0.04 ± 0.13 | 0.22 ± 0.20 | 
| Rural | 0.40 ± 0.55 | 0.57 ± 0.62 | 0.83 ± 0.58 | 0.24 ± 0.43 | 0.11 ± 0.27 | 0.46 ± 0.43 | 0.21 ± 0.36 | 0.53 ± 0.48 | 0.53 ± 0.48 | 0.11 ± 0.24 | 0.05 ± 0.18 | 0.25 ± 0.28 | 
| P-value | 0.712 | 0.596 | 0.008 | 0.598 | 0.197* | 0.535 | 0.750 | 0.498* | 0.845* | 0.594* | 0.789 | 0.822* | 
| Family monthly income level (yuan) | ||||||||||||
| <2,500 | 0.41 ± 0.57 | 0.63 ± 0.61 | 0.74 ± 0.58 | 0.24 ± 0.42 | 0.13 ± 0.26 | 0.45 ± 0.42 | 0.24 ± 0.41 | 0.26 ± 0.38 | 0.50 ± 0.50 | 0.13 ± 0.30 | 0.05 ± 0.22 | 0.26 ± 0.32 | 
| 2,055–4,999 | 0.39 ± 0.51 | 0.57 ± 0.6 | 0.85 ± 0.55 | 0.21 ± 0.39 | 0.11 ± 0.31 | 0.45 ± 0.40 | 0.21 ± 0.35 | 0.25 ± 0.42 | 0.49 ± 0.45 | 0.10 ± 0.22 | 0.04 ± 0.17 | 0.24 ± 0.27 | 
| 5,000–9,999 | 0.47 ± 0.38 | 0.66 ± 0.6 | 0.94 ± 0.57 | 0.28 ± 0.43 | 0.20 ± 0.47 | 0.53 ± 0.45 | 0.20 ± 0.33 | 0.26 ± 0.37 | 0.54 ± 0.43 | 0.06 ± 0.15 | 0.03 ± 0.12 | 0.24 ± 0.22 | 
| ≥10,000 | 0.33 ± 0.4 | 0.50 ± 0.48 | 1.00 ± 0.48 | 0.18 ± 0.25 | 0.12 ± 0.24 | 0.45 ± 0.27 | 0.21 ± 0.33 | 0.27 ± 0.36 | 0.52 ± 0.45 | 0.10 ± 0.23 | 0.06 ± 0.18 | 0.25 ± 0.24 | 
| P-value | 0.170 | 0.170 | 0.003 | 0.200* | 0.126* | 0.064* | 0.639 | 0.970 | 0.430* | 0.096 | 0.124* | 0.598* | 
| Number of family children | ||||||||||||
| 0 | 0.41 ± 0.51 | 0.59 ± 0.59 | 0.87 ± 0.55 | 0.22 ± 0.39 | 0.13 ± 0.33 | 0.47 ± 0.40 | 0.20 ± 0.34 | 0.25 ± 0.38 | 0.51 ± 0.44 | 0.09 ± 0.21 | 0.04 ± 0.17 | 0.24 ± 0.25 | 
| ≥1 | 0.43 ± 0.53 | 0.62 ± 0.55 | 0.95 ± 0.57 | 0.28 ± 0.39 | 0.18 ± 0.44 | 0.52 ± 0.40 | 0.30 ± 0.44 | 0.34 ± 0.43 | 0.55 ± 0.50 | 0.14 ± 0.31 | 0.06 ± 0.17 | 0.30 ± 0.31 | 
| P-value | 0.792 | 0.758 | 0.330 | 0.292 | 0.968** | 0.418 | 0.095** | 0.072* | 0.620** | 0.072* | 0.151 | 0.080** | 
| Phases of ART treatment | ||||||||||||
| Before IVF treatment | 0.35 ± 0.47 | 0.56 ± 0.52 | 0.93 ± 0.53 | 0.22 ± 0.34 | 0.12 ± 0.26 | 0.46 ± 0.35 | 0.20 ± 0.35 | 0.25 ± 0.42 | 0.49 ± 0.46 | 0.09 ± 0.22 | 0.05 ± 0.21 | 0.23 ± 0.27 | 
| First cycle of IVF | 0.36 ± 0.49 | 0.55 ± 0.57 | 0.83 ± 0.51 | 0.17 ± 0.32 | 0.12 ± 0.34 | 0.42 ± 0.36 | 0.23 ± 0.37 | 0.26 ± 0.35 | 0.53 ± 0.44 | 0.10 ± 0.23 | 0.04 ± 0.14 | 0.25 ± 0.26 | 
| Second cycle of IVF | 0.43 ± 0.55 | 0.61 ± 0.61 | 0.85 ± 0.56 | 0.25 ± 0.42 | 0.15 ± 0.36 | 0.48 ± 0.43 | 0.21 ± 0.31 | 0.33 ± 0.41 | 0.57 ± 0.48 | 0.10 ± 0.21 | 0.03 ± 0.12 | 0.27 ± 0.25 | 
| Third and later cycle of IVF | 0.50 ± 0.53 | 0.67 ± 0.63 | 0.91 ± 0.60 | 0.27 ± 0.44 | 0.17 ± 0.42 | 0.53 ± 0.44 | 0.17 ± 0.30 | 0.24 ± 0.32 | 0.44 ± 0.36 | 0.08 ± 0.24 | 0.05 ± 0.15 | 0.21 ± 0.21 | 
| P-value | 0.065 | 0.354 | 0.346 | 0.280 | 0.565 | 0.385 | 0.679 | 0.227 | 0.148 | 0.833 | 0.761 | 0.359 | 
Kruskal-Wallis test.
Wilcoxon rank test.
IVF, in vitro fertilization.