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A Study of Couple Burnout in Infertile Couples

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  • Fatemeh Ghavi
  • Safieh Jamale
  • Leili Mosalanejad
  • Zahra Mosallanezhad

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INTRODUCTION- Infertility is a major crisis that can cause psychological problems and emotionally distressing experiences, and eventually affect a couples' relationship. The objective of this study is to investigate couple burnout in infertile couples who were undergoing treatmentat the Infertility Clinic of Yazd, Iran. METHOD- The present study is a cross-sectional descriptive one on 98 infertile couples referringto the Infertility Centerof Yazd, Iran, who were chosen on a simple random sampling basis. The measuring tools consisted of the Couple Burnout Measure (CBM) and a demographic questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 16 and the statistical tests of ANOVA and t-test.P-values less than 0.05 were considered as significant. RESULTS- The results show that infertile women experience higher levels of couple burnout than their husbands (p<0.001). Also, a comparison of the scales of couple burnout—psychological burnout (p<0.01), somatic burnout (p<0.01), and emotional burnout (p<0.001)—between wives and husbands show that women are at greater risk. CONCLUSION- Infertile couples' emotional, mental, and sexual problems need to be addressed as part of the infertility treatment programs, and psychotherapists should be included in the medical team.

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  • Fatemeh Ghavi & Safieh Jamale & Leili Mosalanejad & Zahra Mosallanezhad, 2016. "A Study of Couple Burnout in Infertile Couples," Global Journal of Health Science, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 8(4), pages 158-158, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:gjhsjl:v:8:y:2016:i:4:p:158
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    1. Bagheri, Reyhaneh & Ostovar, Shahla & Griffiths, Mark D. & Mohd Hashim, Intan Hashimah, 2023. "Server connection versus marital disconnection: An investigation of the effect of internet addiction on couple burnout in Iran," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 72(C).

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