Screening for infertility-related stress at the time of initial infertility consultation: Psychometric properties of a brief measure

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 693-706

  Casu, Giulia ^a   Gremigni, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Assisted reproductive technology; Depression; Fertility nurses; Infertility stress; Instrument development; Interpersonal life; Intrapersonal life; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFERTILITY THERAPY; ITALY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INFERTILITY, MALE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; ITALY; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84956572889     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12830     Document Type: Article

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