TY  - JOUR
T1  - Determination of Infertile Couples; Fear of COVID-19 and their Continuation with Treatment
TT  - İnfertil Çiftlerin COVID-19 Korkusu ve Tedaviye Devam Etme Durumlarının Belirlenmesi
AU  - Güner Emül, Tuba
AU  - Dönmez, Çiler
AU  - Yaman, Sanem
PY  - 2023
DA  - December
JF  - Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi
PB  - Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2792-0925
SP  - 22
EP  - 29
VL  - 3
IS  - 3
LA  - en
AB  - Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic may cause fear and uncertainty in infertile couples duringtheir treatment. To investigate infertile couples’ fear of COVID-19 and whether they continue withtreatment.Methods: This descriptive study was conducted from February to April 2021 in 101 (101 womenand 101 men) infertile couples receiving fertility treatment at the IVF Center Unit. Study data werecollected using a questionnaire to determine the sociodemographic and infertility-relatedcharacteristics of the couples receiving infertility treatment and the Fear of COVID-19 Scalescores. The data were evaluated using descriptive statistics, a student's t-test to compare the meansof two groups, and one-way ANOVA to compare the means of more than two groups.Results: The couples’ mean Fear of COVID-19 Scale score was 23.63±1.54. A significant differencein the mean Fear of COVID-19 Scale score was found regarding the infertility periods of the couples(p
KW  - COVİD-19
KW  - Fear
KW  - İnfertility
KW  - Nurse
N2  - Amaç: COVID-19 pandemisi tedavi sürecinde olan infertil çiftlerin korku ve belirsizlik yaşamalarınaneden olabilir. Bu araştırma, infertilite tedavisi alan çiftlerin COVID-19 korkusu ve tedaviye devametme durumlarını belirlenmesi amacıyla yapıldı.Yöntem: Bu tanımlayıcı araştırma, Şubat- Nisan 2021 tarihleri arasında Tüp Bebek MerkeziÜnitesi’nde infertilite tedavisi alan araştırmaya katılmaya gönüllü olan 202 (101 kadın,101 erkek)infertil çift oluşturdu. Araştırmanın verileri; infertilite tedavisi alan çiftlerin sosyo-demografik veinfertiliteye ilişkin özelliklerini belirlemeye yönelik anket formu ve COVID-19 korku ölçeğikullanılarak toplandı. Elde edilen veriler; tanımlayıcı istatistikler, iki grup ortalamaları karşılaştırmasıiçin student’s t testi ve ikiden fazla grup ortalamaları karşılaştırması için oneway ANOVA testikullanılarak değerlendirildi.Bulgular: Araştırmada infertil çiftlerin COVID 19 korku ölçeği puan ortalamasının 23.63±1.54olduğu saptandı. Çiftlerin infertilite süresine göre COVID-19 korku ölçeği puan ortalamalarıaralarında anlamlı bir farklılığın olduğu belirlendi (p
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