International Journal of
Reproductive Biomedicine
Fri, Feb 21, 2025
[Archive]
Volume 22, Issue 12 (December 2024)
IJRM 2024, 22(12): 1025-1034 |
Back to browse issues page
Ethics code: IR.IAU.MSHD.REC.1400.127
Download citation:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:
Roubaraki S N, Ramezani M, Saifi B, Salimi M, Issapour M. Assessing psychological health and reproductive function: Depression, anxiety, and stress in infertile men compared to controls: A case-control study. IJRM 2024; 22 (12) :1025-1034
URL: http://ijrm.ir/article-1-3414-en.html
URL: http://ijrm.ir/article-1-3414-en.html
1- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.
2- Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.
3- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.
4- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran. ,Massoodissapour@yahoo.com
2- Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.
3- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.
4- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran. ,
Abstract: (98 Views)
Background: With the increasing prevalence of infertility and its links to depression, anxiety, and stress, it is essential to compare these mental health levels between infertile men and a control group.
Objective: This study aimed to compare depression, anxiety, and stress among infertile and fertile men. Also, assessing demographic factors affecting these challenges among both groups.
Materials and Methods: This case-control study was conducted on 120 men at Milad Infertility Research Center, Mashhad, Iran from January 2023 to February 2023. Participants were divided into 2 groups: 60 infertile men and 60 healthy men who did not have fertility problems. Demographic information such as age, education, occupation, duration of the marriage, and duration of infertility was collected from their medical records, and they also completed the depression, anxiety, and stress scale 21 questionnaire through a telephonic interview. Finally, the findings were statistically analyzed.
Results: Severe and very severe depression, anxiety, and stress were observed in 65%, 60%, and 43.4% of infertile men and 16.7%, 23.3%, and 11.7% of fertile men, respectively. Which was significantly more than the fertile group, and there was a significant relationship between depression (p ≤ 0.001), anxiety (p = 0.001), stress (p ≤ 0.001), and infertility. Also, a significant relationship was observed between the duration of infertility and depression (p = 0.031).
Conclusion: Our study found infertile men had higher stress, anxiety, and depression than the control group. Limitations included phone-based data collection and the depression, anxiety, and stress scale 21 questionnaire's screening nature. Future studies should involve larger populations and consider economic status as a variable related to mental health.
Objective: This study aimed to compare depression, anxiety, and stress among infertile and fertile men. Also, assessing demographic factors affecting these challenges among both groups.
Materials and Methods: This case-control study was conducted on 120 men at Milad Infertility Research Center, Mashhad, Iran from January 2023 to February 2023. Participants were divided into 2 groups: 60 infertile men and 60 healthy men who did not have fertility problems. Demographic information such as age, education, occupation, duration of the marriage, and duration of infertility was collected from their medical records, and they also completed the depression, anxiety, and stress scale 21 questionnaire through a telephonic interview. Finally, the findings were statistically analyzed.
Results: Severe and very severe depression, anxiety, and stress were observed in 65%, 60%, and 43.4% of infertile men and 16.7%, 23.3%, and 11.7% of fertile men, respectively. Which was significantly more than the fertile group, and there was a significant relationship between depression (p ≤ 0.001), anxiety (p = 0.001), stress (p ≤ 0.001), and infertility. Also, a significant relationship was observed between the duration of infertility and depression (p = 0.031).
Conclusion: Our study found infertile men had higher stress, anxiety, and depression than the control group. Limitations included phone-based data collection and the depression, anxiety, and stress scale 21 questionnaire's screening nature. Future studies should involve larger populations and consider economic status as a variable related to mental health.
This article has been extracted from M.D. Thesis. (Maryam Ramezani)
Type of Study: Original Article |
Subject:
Reproductive Psycology
Send email to the article author
| Rights and permissions | |
 |
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. |
