Table V. Outcomes of the assessed PREs.
PRE items
Mean (SD) |
T1 (FET) | T2 (pregnancy test) | Treatment effect | Time effect | Interaction |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anxiety/sadness about missing ovulation* | |||||
Home-based monitoring | n = 95; 1.73 (0.85) | n = 89; 1.97 (0.96) | P = 0.66 | P = 0.047 | P = 0.594 |
Hospital-based monitoring | n = 88; 1.60 (0.82) | n = 85; 1.74 (0.93) | |||
Empowerment during treatment** | |||||
Home-based monitoring | n = 95; 3.23 (0.92) | n = 89; 3.29 (0.92) | P = 0.001 | P = 0.41 | P = 0.83 |
Hospital-based monitoring | n = 88; 2.90 (0.90) | n = 85; 3.00 (0.95) | |||
Discretion of method** | |||||
Home-based monitoring | n = 94; 4.13 (0.79) | n = 88; 4.18 (0.78) | P = 0.000 | P = 0.66 | P = 0.30 |
Hospital-based monitoring | n = 86; 3.84 (0.85) | n = 85; 3.71 (0.90) | |||
Satisfaction with method** | |||||
Home-based monitoring | n = 94; 3.83 (1.05) | n = 88; 3.95 (0.97) | P = 0.17 | P = 0.97 | P = 0.187 |
Hospital-based monitoring | n = 86; 3.83 (0.75) | n = 85; 3.69 (0.82) | |||
Partner? | |||||
Home-based monitoring | Yes n = 89, No n = 5 | Yes n = 86, No n = 3 | NA | NA | NA |
Hospital-based monitoring | Yes n = 81, No n = 6 | Yes n = 79, No n = 6 | |||
Partner involvement during treatment** | |||||
Home-based monitoring | n = 89; 3.99 (0.96) | n = 85; 4.01 (0.85) | P = 0.069 | P = 0.71 | P = 0.485 |
Hospital-based monitoring | n = 80; 4.24 (0.83) | n = 78; 4.21 (0.93) |
Data for the two randomisation groups of the Antarctica-2 RCT after completion of ovulation monitoring but before FET (T = 1) and before pregnancy test (T = 2).
*Scores scale: 1 = indicating no problem; 2 = indicating slight problems; 3 = indicating moderate problems; 4 = indicating severe problems; 5 = indicating extreme problems. **Scores scale: 1 = no empowerment/discretion/satisfaction/partner involvement at all; 2 = no empowerment/discretion/satisfaction/partner involvement; 3 = neutral; 4 = experienced empowerment/discretion/satisfaction/partner involvement; 5 = experienced very much empowerment/discretion/satisfaction/partner involvement.