Department of Midwifery, Reproductive Health Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Community Based Psychiatric Care Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, 7193613119, Shiraz, Iran.
BMC Res Notes. 2020 Dec 7;13(1):552. doi: 10.1186/s13104-020-05407-5.
Infertile couples perceive some needs and expectations during treatment. Most studies have focused on infertile women's needs. The study was done to explore the expectations of men who undergoing in in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment. Participants were men whose wives undergo IVF treatment in the IVF clinic of Shahid Motahhri hospital in Urmia. Purposive sampling was performed and data collection was done through in-depth semi-structured interviews until data saturation.
"Supportive care" was emerged as the main theme consisted of two categories. The first category was "to be treated with attention in healthcare setting" which included three subcategories: Receiving couple based care, establishing counseling centers, and continuous care. The second category was "to be welcomed in the society" which included two subcategories: Financial support from community and close family, and changing community views about IVF treatment. Expectations of men undergoing IVF focuses on supportive care. They seek to receive the kind of care from health care setting and society. A deep understanding of the needs could help practitioners to consider men's expectations, and assist policy makers and researchers to design and implement interventions and programs in infertility clinics which enhance the partnership of infertile men and fulfill their expectations.
不孕夫妇在治疗过程中有一些需求和期望。大多数研究都集中在不孕女性的需求上。本研究旨在探讨接受体外受精（IVF）治疗的男性的期望。参与者是其妻子在乌尔米亚沙希德·莫塔哈里医院的 IVF 诊所接受 IVF 治疗的男性。采用目的抽样法，通过深入的半结构式访谈收集数据，直到数据饱和。
“支持性护理”是出现的主要主题，包括两个类别。第一类是“在医疗保健环境中受到关注的护理”，包括三个亚类：接受夫妻护理、建立咨询中心和持续护理。第二类是“在社会中受到欢迎”，包括两个亚类：社区和亲密家庭的经济支持，以及改变社区对 IVF 治疗的看法。接受 IVF 的男性的期望侧重于支持性护理。他们寻求从医疗保健环境和社会中获得这种护理。深入了解需求可以帮助从业者考虑男性的期望，并帮助政策制定者和研究人员在不孕诊所设计和实施干预和计划，增强不孕男性的合作关系，并满足他们的期望。
