Effectiveness of psychosocial group intervention for reducing anxiety in women undergoing in vitro fertilization: A randomized controlled study

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 339-346

  Chan, Celia H Y ^a   Ng, Ernest H Y ^a   Chan, Cecilia L W ^a   Ho, ^a   Chan, Timothy H Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Body mind spirit; Group psychotherapy; Holistic health; Infertility; IVF patients; Psychosocial intervention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GROUP DYNAMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MIND-BODY RELATIONS (METAPHYSICS); OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 31644434221     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.07.1310     Document Type: Article

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