Investigating the Relationships Among Illness Cognition, Social Support, Stress, and Emotional Reactions of Infertile Patients

• Conditions: Infertile Patients

• Registration Number: NCT01257256
• Lead Sponsor: China Medical University Hospital

Brief Summary

The current study attempted to explore the relationships among stressors (cognitions of illness, socioeconomic status, social support, marital stressor, social stressor, etc), perceived stress level, and emotional reactions (anxiety and depression) of infertile patients and to propose the measurement and structural models of infertile aniexty and depression.

Detailed Description

The current study attempted to explore the relationships among stressors (cognitions of illness, socioeconomic status, social support, marital stressor, social stressor, etc), perceived stress level, and emotional reactions (anxiety and depression) of infertile patients and to propose the measurement and structural models of infertile aniexty and depression.

Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) will be utilized through AMOS 17 to analyze the data, construct the initial model, and afterward present the modified structural model of the psychological responses for infertile patients.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2010-12
• Study Start: 2010-12
• Study First Submitted: 2010-12-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-12-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2010-12-08
• Study First Posted: 2010-12-09
• Last Update Posted: 2010-12-09
• Primary Completion: 2011-03
• Study Completion: 2011-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1

Inclusion Criteria

male infertile patients(ICD-9:606) and female infertile patients(ICD-9:628).

Exclusion Criteria

non-infertile patients.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

China Medical University Hospital; 🇨🇳 Taichung, Taiwan