<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> Aim: The aim of the study was to examine the efficiency of psycho-education of candidates for the IVF in stress, anxiety and depression decreasing, and the impact of the psycho educative techniques on the successfulness of the treatment. Method: A random sample of 64 candidates for IVF treatment is divided in two groups: control group without psycho-education (32 candidates) and intervention group of 32 candidates included in psycho-education. Depression, anxiety and stress scale (DASS) was used as a psychometric test. It’s a multiple choice, self-reported inventory for measuring the levels of stress, anxiety and severity of depression. For statistic evaluation SPSS software was used. Results: The study shows that the intervention group included in psycho-education has a signifycantly lower scores on stress (t = 3.201, p &lt; 0.05) and anxiety (t = 2.311, p &lt; 0.05). The scale of depression did not show differences in the two compared groups. However, the success of the IVF treatment is more common among candidates that were included in psycho-education. Conclusion: In our country, psycho-education of candidates for in vitro fertilization is not systematically integrated in the treatment. The study showed the efficiency of psycho-education in anxiety and stress decreasing, as well as significant impact in the successfulness of the treatment.It was pointed out that psychological support of candidates for IVF is important for the lessening of the negative emotional reactions of candidates as well as for the successfulness of the treatment.</abstract>

Aim: The aim of the study was to examine the efficiency of psycho-education of candidates for the IVF in stress, anxiety and depression decreasing, and the impact of the psycho educative techniques on the successfulness of the treatment. Method: A random sample of 64 candidates for IVF treatment is divided in two groups: control group without psycho-education (32 candidates) and intervention group of 32 candidates included in psycho-education. Depression, anxiety and stress scale (DASS) was used as a psychometric test. It’s a multiple choice, self-reported inventory for measuring the levels of stress, anxiety and severity of depression. For statistic evaluation SPSS software was used. Results: The study shows that the intervention group included in psycho-education has a signifycantly lower scores on stress (t = 3.201, p < 0.05) and anxiety (t = 2.311, p < 0.05). The scale of depression did not show differences in the two compared groups. However, the success of the IVF treatment is more common among candidates that were included in psycho-education. Conclusion: In our country, psycho-education of candidates for in vitro fertilization is not systematically integrated in the treatment. The study showed the efficiency of psycho-education in anxiety and stress decreasing, as well as significant impact in the successfulness of the treatment.It was pointed out that psychological support of candidates for IVF is important for the lessening of the negative emotional reactions of candidates as well as for the successfulness of the treatment.

The Impact of Psycho-Education on in Vitro Fertilisation Treatment Efficiency

Clinical hospital "Acibadem Sistina", Skopje, R. Macedonia

Bul. JNA 15-2/9, 1000 Skopje, R Macedonia

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Aim: The aim of the study was to examine the efficiency of psycho-education of candidates for the IVF in stress, anxiety and depression decreasing, and the...

The Impact of Psycho-Education on in Vitro Fertilisation Treatment Efficiency

Published Online: Dec 30, 2015

Page range: 211 - 216

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/prilozi-2015-0069

Keywords
treatment, stress, anxiety, depression, psycho-educational counseling

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Impact of Psycho-Education on in Vitro Fertilisation Treatment Efficiency

Published Online: Dec 30, 2015

Page range: 211 - 216

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/prilozi-2015-0069

Keywordstreatment, stress, anxiety, depression, psycho-educational counseling

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
treatment, stress, anxiety, depression, psycho-educational counseling