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    J Korean Acad Nurs. 2013 Jun;43(3):312-320. Korean.
    Published online Jun 28, 2013.
    https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2013.43.3.312
    © 2013 Korean Society of Nursing Science
    Original Article

    A Structural Model for Quality of Life of Infertile Women

    Ju Hee Kim,1 and Hye Sook Shin2
      • 1Department of Nursing, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea.
      • 2College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
    • Address reprint requests to: Shin, Hye Sook. College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyunghee-daero, Dongdaemon-gu, Seoul 130-701, Korea. Tel: +82-2-961-9143, Fax: +82-2-961-9398, Email: suksh@khu.ac.kr
    Received October 06, 2012; Accepted February 15, 2013.

    Abstract

    Purpose

    The purpose of this study was to test a model for quality of life among infertile women. This model was based primarily on the concept of the Fertility Quality of Life by Boivin et al. (2011) and the Infertility Resilience Model by Rindenour (2009).

    Methods

    Fifteen measurable variables were used to estimate quality of life. They included endogenous variables such as fertility quality of life and resilience, and exogenous variables such as infertility related stress, depression, marital adjustment, and family support. Data sets (n=203) used for analysis were collected in a general hospital which had, on average, 400 assisted reproductive technologies per month.

    Results

    The assessment of the modified model indicated acceptable fit, with χ2/d.f=2.07, GFI=.90, AGFI=.89, NFI=.89, CFI=.91, RMSEA=.07. Depression, infertility related stress, marital adjustment, resilience, and family support had direct influences on quality of life.

    Conclusion

    The results of this study should contribute to the development of nursing intervention programs to enhance quality of life using factors that affect fertiQol (fertility quality of life) of infertile women.

    Keywords
    Quality of life; Infertile women; Structural model

    Figures

    Figure 1
    Theoretical framework.

    Figure 2
    Path diagram for the modified model.

    Tables

    Table 1
    General and Infertility related Characteristics of Respondents (N=203)

    Table 2
    General and Infertility related Characteristics of Respondents (N=203)

    Table 3
    Estimates and Effects for the Modified Model

    Notes

    This manuscript is a condensed form of the first author's doctoral thesis from Kyung Hee University.

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    MeSH Terms
    Quality of Life*
    Adaptation, Psychological
    Adult
    Depression
    Female
    Humans
    Infertility, Female/psychology*
    Questionnaires
    Resilience, Psychological
    Social Support
    Stress, Psychological
    Metrics
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