Comparison of three infertility-specific measures in men and women going through assisted reproductive technology treatment

Juliana Pedro; Yoon Frederiksen; Lone Schmidt; Hans J. Ingerslev; Robert   Zachariae; Mariana V. Martins

doi:10.1177/1359105316678669

Comparison of three infertility-specific measures in men and women going through assisted reproductive technology treatment

Juliana Pedro, Yoon Frederiksen, Lone Schmidt, Hans J. Ingerslev, Robert Zachariae, Mariana V. Martins

Section of Social Medicine

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Abstract

We compared the psychometric properties of COMPI Fertility Problem Stress Scales, Fertility Problem Inventory, and Fertility Quality of Life Tool in 293 patients enrolled for assisted reproductive technology. COMPI Fertility Problem Stress Scales and Fertility Problem Inventory subscales presented higher internal consistency. COMPI Fertility Problem Stress Scales differentiated best between its domains. Fertility Problem Inventory revealed better concurrent validity. Fertility Quality of Life Tool presented betterfit. While discrimination for depression was similar between measures, Fertility Quality of Life Tool was better at discriminating anxiety. Results suggest that while all compared measures are reliable and valid inassessing the psychosocial adjustment to infertility, the choice of measure should be based according to the assessment goals.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Health Psychology
Volume	24
Issue number	6
Pages (from-to)	738-749
Number of pages	12
ISSN	1359-1053
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105316678669
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2019

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