Identifying Experiences and Hopelessness Levels of Women Receiving Infertility Treatment: A Mixed Method Study

Çitil Canbay F., Çitil E. T., Çitil Şap T. Ş., Şap O.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FAMILY THERAPY, cilt.50, sa.2, ss.205-226, 2022 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 50 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/01926187.2021.1905570
  • Dergi Adı: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FAMILY THERAPY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Periodicals Index Online, CINAHL, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Gender Studies Database, Psycinfo, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts, Violence & Abuse Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.205-226
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Infertility, women, hopelessness, experience, Turkey, IN-VITRO FERTILIZATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, SOCIAL SUPPORT, MENTAL-HEALTH, COUPLES, COMPLEMENTARY, LIFE, CARE
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The research aimed to identify experiences and hopelessness levels of women receiving infertility treatment. The quantitative sample included 276 women receiving infertility treatment at a university hospital and structured interviews were done with 20 women in qualitative dimension. It was identified that socio-demographic factors, knowledge about infertility treatment, alternative treatment tendencies and use of plant cures affected hopelessness levels (p<.05). Four themes were found in the qualitative dimension about infertility and treatment process It was seen that Turkish women did not have sufficient knowledge about the process of infertility and treatment and had a high level of hopelessness.