Table 6.
Comparison of PSS-10 according to sociodemographic and clinical parameters.
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PSS10 Stress |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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n(%) or Mean±Std |
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| <27 | ≥ 27 | |||
| n = 421 | 207(49,2) | 214(50,8) | ||
| Age | p | |||
| ≤35 years | n = 260 | 132 (50,8) | 128 (49,2) | 0,5384 |
| > 35 years | n = 161 | 75 (46,6) | 86 (53,4) | |
| Infertility duration (year) | ||||
| 4,9±3,3 | 4,7±2,9 | 0,6029 | ||
| Time before consulting in ART (year) | ||||
| 2,5±2,5 | 2,1±2,1 | 0,1807 | ||
| Children with current partner | ||||
| Yes | n = 103 | 53 (51,5) | 50 (48,5) | 0,647 |
| Non | n = 318 | 154 (48,4) | 164 (51,6) | |
| Anxiety history | ||||
| Yes | n = 89 | 22 (24,7) | 67 (75,3) | 0,0006 |
| No | n = 332 | 185 (55,7) | 147 (44,3) | |
| Support stage when ART stopped | ||||
| "In-cycle" | n = 78 | 35 (44,9) | 43 (55,1) | 0,7129 |
| Ovulation stimulation | n = 40 | 19 (47,5) | 21 (52,5) | |
| Pre-treatment of IVF/FET | n = 84 | 38 (45,2) | 46 (54,8) | |
| Between two consultations | n = 192 | 101 (52,6) | 91 (47,4) | |
| Wainting for the first appointment | n = 27 | 14 (51,9) | 13 (48,1) | |
| Desire of pregnancy (VAS −5/5) | ||||
| 1,3±2,1 | 1,3±2,7 | |||
| Feeling about postponement | ||||
| Logical | n = 193 | 117 (60,6) | 76 (39,4) | 0,0006 |
| Sumontable | n = 115 | 51 (44,3) | 64 (55,7) | 0,3861 |
| Unbearable | n = 85 | 28 (32,9) | 57 (67,1) | 0,0032 |
| Normal | n = 93 | 50 (53,8) | 43 (46,2) | 0,473 |
| Dont'know | n = 16 | 4 (25) | 12 (75) | 0,1461 |
| Resuming ART follow-up | ||||
| Yes, as soon as possible | n = 355 | 174 (49) | 181(51) | |
| Yes, in a while | n = 20 | 10 (50) | 10 (50) | |
| Not yet | n = 28 | 18 (64,3) | 10 (35,7) | |
| Don't know | n = 18 | 5 (27,8) | 13 (72,2) | |
IVF: In Vitro Fertilization; FET: Freezing Embryo Transfer; VAS: Visual Analog Scale.