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Changes in sexual behaviour, anxiety symptoms, and quality of couple relationship of patients with infertility during the COVID-19 lockdown.
| Content Provider | Europe PMC |
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| Author | Dong, Meng Tao, Yanqiang Wu, Shanshan Kong, Lin Zhou, Feifei Tan, Jichun |
| Abstract | PurposeThis study aimed to explore the perceived changes in sexual behaviour during COVID-19 lockdown, anxiety symptoms, and couple relationship of patients with infertility.MethodsWe performed an observational cross-sectional study between 20 November 2020 and 15 January 2021. We used stratified analysis of different stress levels and Quality of Marriage Index (QMI) scores to compare the perceived changes in sexual behaviour, anxiety symptoms, and couple relationship. The logistic regression model was performed to assess factors correlated with couples’ relationship quality during the lockdown. Furthermore, we performed pathway analyses to assess whether the changes in sexual behaviour, stress level, or psychological anxiety during the lockdown could predict the quality of couple relationship.ResultsA total of 940 patients with infertility were included in this study. When we conducted a stratified analysis of the participants, significant differences were found between the changes in their sexual behaviour, stress levels, and couple relationship quality. The logistic regression model showed that sex, anxiety symptoms, decreased sexual satisfaction, sexual activity frequency, and income levels were closely related to couple relationship quality. Pathway analyses indicated that changes in their sexual behaviour, anxiety symptoms, and stress levels could all predict the quality of couple relationship.ConclusionsThe perceived changes in sexual behaviour with different stress levels and couple relationship quality showed significant differences. Analysing the related factors that affect the quality of couple relationship, especially in times of crisis, is of great significance as this information can contribute to the improvement of treatment for patients with infertility.Supplementary InformationThe online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10815-021-02361-4. |
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| ISSN | 10580468 |
| Journal | Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics [J Assist Reprod Genet] |
| Volume Number | 39 |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10815-021-02361-4 |
| PubMed Central reference number | PMC8800844 |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| PubMed reference number | 35094183 |
| e-ISSN | 15737330 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer US |
| Publisher Date | 2022-01-30 |
| Publisher Place | New York |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2021 |
| Subject Keyword | COVID-19 Infertility Sexual behaviour Couple relationship Stress Anxiety |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Genetics Developmental Biology Embryology Reproductive Medicine Genetics (clinical) Obstetrics and Gynecology |
