Asazawa Kyoko, Jitsuzaki Mina, Mori Akiko, Ichikawa Tomohiko, Shinozaki Katsuko
Faculty of Nursing, Tokyo Healthcare University, Tokyo, Japan.
Department of Nursing, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Fukuoka, Japan.
Int J Community Based Nurs Midwifery. 2020 Jan;8(1):23-33. doi: 10.30476/IJCBNM.2019.81329.0.
There are various causes of male infertility. Infertile men usually have a low quality of life (QoL) and a high level of stress compared with men without infertility problems. The present study aimed to examine the effects of a spousal support program to enhance the QoL of male patients undergoing infertility treatment.
The present quasi-experimental study (pretest-posttest) was conducted among 38 infertile couples in Tokyo (Japan) during April-August 2018. The levels of QoL, distress, and spousal support were measured using self-administered valid and reliable questionnaires. The paired test was used to analyze pre- and post-intervention data with SPSS software (version 23.0). P<0.05 was considered statistically significant.
There were significant differences between the pre-test and post-test scores for the relational and emotional sub-scales of QoL. The paired t test results showed that the post-test emotional sub-scale (66.9±16.9) was significantly higher than the pre-test emotional sub-scale (58.5±13.5; t (30)=2.2, P=0.04). Similarly, the post-test relational sub-scale (71.2±21.6) was significantly higher than its pre-test score (60.8±13.7; t (30)=2.3, P=0.03). The majority of the participants 23 (74.2%) expressed satisfaction with the program.
The spousal support program was well-received and significantly improved part of the QoL of men who were infertile due to various causes.
男性不育有多种原因。与没有不育问题的男性相比，不育男性的生活质量（QoL）通常较低，压力水平较高。本研究旨在探讨配偶支持计划对提高接受不育治疗男性患者生活质量的影响。
本准实验研究（前测-后测）于2018年4月至8月在东京（日本）的38对不育夫妇中进行。使用自行填写的有效且可靠的问卷测量生活质量、痛苦程度和配偶支持水平。使用配对t检验，通过SPSS软件（版本23.0）分析干预前后的数据。P<0.05被认为具有统计学意义。
生活质量的关系和情感子量表的前测和后测分数之间存在显著差异。配对t检验结果显示，后测情感子量表（66.9±16.9）显著高于前测情感子量表（58.5±13.5；t（30）=2.2，P=0.04）。同样，后测关系子量表（71.2±21.6）显著高于其前测分数（60.8±13.7；t（30）=2.3，P=0.03）。大多数参与者23名（74.2%）对该计划表示满意。
配偶支持计划受到好评，并显著改善了因各种原因不育男性的部分生活质量。
