Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Cheng Kung University College of Medicine and Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.
Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Jun;52(2):204-9. doi: 10.1016/j.tjog.2013.04.009.
To characterize the fertility quality of life (QoL) in Taiwanese infertile couples using an objective measurement tool-the FertiQoL questionnaire, and establish a reference level of QoL for clinical applications and future studies.
The FertiQoL tool, a self-report questionnaire, was distributed to seven infertility centers across Taiwan for infertile couples who were undergoing the treatment of in vitro fertilization. The online version of the FertiQoL questionnaire was issued on the website of Taiwan Society for Reproductive Medicine and was opened to the public.
A total of 534 copies of eligible FertiQoL questionnaires were collected. The total scores for the Core FertiQoL and Treatment FertiQoL are 55.12 ± 13.72 and 56.40 ± 10.96, respectively. Both the Core and Treatment FertiQoL were significantly higher in the males of infertile couples than the females (60.63 ± 14.07 vs. 54.39 ± 13.52, p = 0.001, and 59.13 ± 12.44 vs. 56.03 ± 10.71, p = 0.035, respectively). Significantly better QoL was found in infertile patients in the Southern Taiwan, with a Core FertiQoL of 58.21 ± 12.70 and a Treatment FertiQoL of 58.79 ± 10.15.
The results of this study provide a baseline QoL in infertile couples in Taiwan, and could potentially be used as a guide for clinical counseling and future works.
使用客观测量工具——FertiQoL 问卷来描述台湾不孕夫妇的生育生活质量（QoL），并为临床应用和未来研究建立 QoL 的参考水平。
FertiQoL 工具是一种自我报告问卷，分发给台湾七个不孕中心的正在接受体外受精治疗的不孕夫妇。FertiQoL 问卷的在线版本发布在台湾生殖医学会的网站上，并向公众开放。
共收集到 534 份符合条件的 FertiQoL 问卷。核心 FertiQoL 和治疗 FertiQoL 的总分为 55.12±13.72 和 56.40±10.96。不孕夫妇中男性的核心 FertiQoL 和治疗 FertiQoL 均显著高于女性（60.63±14.07 比 54.39±13.52，p=0.001，59.13±12.44 比 56.03±10.71，p=0.035）。南部地区的不孕患者的 QoL 显著更好，核心 FertiQoL 为 58.21±12.70，治疗 FertiQoL 为 58.79±10.15。
本研究结果为台湾不孕夫妇提供了基线 QoL，并可能为临床咨询和未来工作提供指导。
