Effect of Emotional Regulation Program on Marital Satisfaction and Psychological Wellbeing Among Women with Infertility | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Volume 15, Issue 4, December 2024, Pages 2157-2172 PDF (383.2 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2024.438187 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Shimaa Salah Elsayed1; Rehab Elsayed Mohammed2; Samah Saad Mostafa1 | ||
| 1Lecturers of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faulty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt. | ||
| 2Assistant Professor of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faulty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: As a biological problem, infertility affects people psychologically on a personal and social level. Therefore, it would be reasonable to anticipate psychological effects following an infertility diagnosis. Aim of the study: was to evaluate the effect of emotional regulation program on marital satisfaction and psychological wellbeing among women with infertility. Research design: Quasi-experimental research design Pre-post) study and control group) was conducted. Setting: The study was carried out at obstetric clinic affiliated to Benha University Hospital, Egypt. Subject: A purposive sample of (60) women with infertility was chosen. Tools of data collection: I: Interviewing questionnaire, II: Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, III: Marital Satisfaction Scale, IV: Psychological Well-Being Scale. Results: t-test indicated that there were significant differences in emotional regulation, marital satisfaction and psychological wellbeing between the two groups after the intervention (p < 0.05) of the emotional regulation program. There was statistically significant positive correlation between total mean score of emotional regulation, marital satisfaction and psychological wellbeing among study group post program implementation. Conclusion: the emotional regulation program sessions applied in the current study has significantly improved the marital satisfaction and psychological wellbeing among the studied women with infertility. Recommendations: recommended that medical centers and fertility clinics include emotion regulation programs as an essential part of the infertility treatment plan to improve psychological adjustment and ability to cope with stress. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Emotional regulation; Infertility; Marital satisfaction and Psychological wellbeing | ||
|
Statistics Article View: 77 PDF Download: 41 |
||
