Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszow University, Rzeszow, Poland.
Institute of Health Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszow University, Rzeszow, Poland.
Front Public Health. 2023 Jul 14;11:1177340. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1177340. eCollection 2023.
Infertility has been diagnosed in millions of people around the world and is described as a complex medical, mental, and social problem that affects many aspects of life. The aim of the study was to extract the determining factors and the level of self-esteem and the degree of acceptance of the disease in infertile patients and to find differences between women and men in this aspect.
A total 456 patients (235 women and 221 men) from infertile couples participated in a cross-sectional study. To collect data a Personal Information Form (PIF), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (SES), and Acceptance of Illness Scale (AIS) were used.
The overall self-esteem score for the whole sample was 30.50 (15 ± 30) points and for acceptance of the disease 32.4 (8 ± 40) points. In the study group, men obtained a slightly higher level of self-esteem than women (31.00 vs. 30.04 points). Additionally, men had a higher level of acceptance of the disease (33.12 vs. 31.80) than women. Socio-demographic factors such as age and level of education had impact on scores SES and AIS. Clinical factors did not determine the results of SES and AIS, both in the overall sample and in the female and male groups.
Self-esteem in patients from infertile couples increases with age and level of education. There are also significant differences between women and men, i.e., positive correlations between the level of education and self-esteem in men and the degree of acceptance of the disease in women.
全世界有数百万人被诊断出患有不孕症，并将其描述为一种复杂的医学、心理和社会问题，影响到生活的许多方面。本研究的目的是提取不孕症患者的决定因素、自尊水平和对疾病的接受程度，并在女性和男性之间寻找这方面的差异。
共有 456 名（235 名女性和 221 名男性）来自不孕夫妇的患者参与了横断面研究。为了收集数据，使用了个人信息表（PIF）、罗森伯格自尊量表（SES）和疾病接受量表（AIS）。
整个样本的总体自尊得分为 30.50（15±30）分，对疾病的接受程度为 32.4（8±40）分。在研究组中，男性的自尊水平略高于女性（31.00 对 30.04 分）。此外，男性对疾病的接受程度也高于女性（33.12 对 31.80）。社会人口统计学因素，如年龄和教育水平，对 SES 和 AIS 的评分有影响。临床因素既不能确定 SES 和 AIS 的结果，也不能确定整个样本以及女性和男性组的结果。
不孕夫妇患者的自尊随着年龄和教育水平的提高而增加。女性和男性之间也存在显著差异，即男性的教育水平与自尊呈正相关，而女性对疾病的接受程度与教育水平呈正相关。
