Effect of Social Media-based Intervention on Adjustment, Anxiety and Pregnancy Rate among Infertile Women Undergoing Assisted Reproductive Technology

Abdelhamied, Mona Ahmed; Fathy Elbeltagy, Enas Sabry; Osman, Nehmedo Ezzat; Ahmed, Reda Taha; Saber, Ebtsam Hanafy

doi:10.21608/asnj.2023.187708.1490

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	Effect of Social Media-based Intervention on Adjustment, Anxiety and Pregnancy Rate among Infertile Women Undergoing Assisted Reproductive Technology
Article 12, Volume 11, Issue 34 - Serial Number 1, January 2023, Page 120-134 PDF (1.14 MB)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2023.187708.1490
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Authors
Mona Ahmed Abdelhamied ¹; Enas Sabry Fathy Elbeltagy²; Nehmedo Ezzat Osman²; Reda Taha Ahmed³; Ebtsam Hanafy Saber⁴
¹Lecturer of Woman Health and Obstetric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing -Minia University, Egypt
²Lecturer of Woman's Health and Midwifery Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt.
³Lecturer of Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Egypt.
⁴Lecturer of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing Minia University, Egypt.
Abstract
Background: Smartphones have significantly changed how lay people manage their health and illness in recent years; particularly with reference to infertility which increases psychological difficulties such as anxiety and depression. Identification of adjustment strategies for stressful events like infertility is important. Aim: Evaluate the effect of social media-based intervention on adjustment, anxiety and pregnancy rate among infertile women undergoing assisted reproductive technology. Design: A quasi-experimental pre posttest design with only one group was used for this study. Setting: The study was carried out at Minia Infertility Special Nile Center for IVF. Sample: Included a purposive sample of 100 infertile women. Tool: Four tools were used for data collection: a structured interviewing questionnaire, fertility adjustment scale, state-trait anxiety inventory, and pregnancy rate. Results: The current study revealed that half of the studied sample had low anxiety at post intervention. More than two thirds of them had good adjustment at post intervention. Furthermore, greater than half of the studied sample was pregnant after in vitro fertilization. Conclusion: This study concluded that social media-based intervention was an effective tool in improving levels of adjustment, pregnancy rate and reducing levels of anxiety among infertile women undergoing assisted reproductive technology. Recommendation: psychological support s
Keywords
Adjustment; Anxiety; Assisted Reproductive Technology; Infertile women & Pregnancy rate


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