Open AccessCorrelative analysis of social support with anxiety and depression in men undergoing in vitro fertilization embryo transfer for the first time
Author(s) -
Dong Yan,
Xiaoxia Yang,
Yingpu Sun
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of international medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.421
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1473-2300
pISSN - 0300-0605
DOI - 10.1177/0300060513483416
Subject(s) - anxiety , social support , depression (economics) , medicine , mental health , clinical psychology , in vitro fertilisation , rating scale , psychiatry , embryo transfer , normative , psychology , developmental psychology , pregnancy , psychotherapist , philosophy , genetics , epistemology , biology , economics , macroeconomics
Objective To explore the correlation between the level of social support and the extent of anxiety and depression in Chinese men undergoing in vitro fertilization embryo transfer (IVF-ET) for the first time, in order to provide a basis for male mental health counselling.Methods Self-administered questionnaires covering general health status, anxiety (self-rating anxiety scale), depression (self-rating depression scale) and social support (social support rating scale) were completed by men undergoing their first round of IVF-ET.Results A total of 502 completed questionnaires were considered valid and were analysed. The anxiety, depression and social support scores for men undergoing their first round of IVF-ET were significantly higher than those for Chinese normative data. Social support was inversely correlated with anxiety and depression.Conclusions These findings suggest that health care professionals should provide specific psychological counselling to Chinese men undergoing their first round of IVF-ET, in order to improve their psychological health and to facilitate increased levels of social support.