1서울대학교 간호대학 박사과정
2국립안동대학교 간호학과 조교수
1Post-Graduate Student, College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
2Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Andong National University, Andong, Korea
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ATQ-N: automatic thought questionnaire-negative, BAI: Beck’s anxiety inventory, BDI: Beck’s depression inventory, Beh: behavioral, CES-D: center for epidemiologic studies depression scale, Cog: cognitive, Cont: control group, DAS: draw-a-story, Emo: emotional, EQ: experience questionnaire, Exp: experimental group, FertiQoL: fertility quality life questionnaire, FPI: fertility problem inventory, G: group, HTP: house-tree-person, I: individual, ISS: infertility stress scale, MI: marital intimacy, MSS: marital satisfaction scale, NCGND: nonequivalent control group nonsynchronized design, NCGPPD: nonequivalent contro group pretest-posttest design, QIPC: questionnaire for irrational parenthood cognition, OGPPD: one group pretest-posttest design, PFS: Piper fatigue scale, Phy: physical, PRQ-II: personal resources questionnaire II, RCS: relationship change scale, RCT: randomized controlled trial, Rel: relational, SAI: state anxiety inventory, Soc: social, Spi: spiritual, SS: sexual satisfaction, STAI: state-trait anxiety inventory, US: uncertainty scale, VAS-A: visual analogue scale-anxiety.
Author | Study design | Subjects |
Intervention |
The core elements of the program |
Outcome variables | |||||||||||
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Exp (n) | Cont (n) | Program | Session | Time per session (min) | G/I | Psychoemotional |
Beh | Rel | Soc | Phy | Spi | |||||
Cog | Emo | |||||||||||||||
A1 | Kim et al., (2015) | NCGPPD | 26 | 24 | Psychological intervention program | 6 | 240 | G | ● | ● | ● | ● | FPI, CES-D, MI, SS, PFS | |||
A2 | Park & Ju (2019) | RCT | 11 | 10 | Acceptance commitment therapy (ACT) | 8 | 150 | G | ● | ● | ● | FPI, EQ, FertiQoL | ||||
A3 | Kang et al., (2015) | RCT | 12 | 12 | Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) | 10 | 120 | G | ● | ● | ● | ● | QIPC, ATQ-N, BDI, SAI, ISS, FertiQoL | |||
A4 | Lim & Kim (2015) | OGPPD | 10 | 0 | Group art therapy | 8 | 100 | G | ● | ● | ● | ISS, BAI, BDI, HTP, DAS | ||||
A5 | Kim et al., (2014) | NCGND | 26 | 24 | Mind-body therapeutic program | 5 | 120 | I+G | ● | ● | ● | US, STAI, VAS-A PRQ-II, RCS, ISS | ||||
A6 | Bae et al., (2011) | NCGPPD | 26 | 31 | Guided imagery | 14 | 8 | I | ● | ● | ISS, VAS-A |
Variables | Categories | n (%) |
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Publication year | 2010∼2014 | 2 (33.3) |
2015∼2019 | 3 (50.0) | |
2020≤ | 1 (16.7) | |
Study design | One group pretest-posttest design | 1 (16.7) |
Nonequivalent control group nonsynchronized design | 1 (16.7) | |
Nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design | 2 (33.3) | |
Randomized controlled trial | 2 (33.3) | |
Sample size | 10 | 1 (16.7) |
20∼24 | 2 (33.3) | |
50∼57 | 3 (50.0) | |
Recruitment source | Hospital | 2 (33.3) |
Hospital+internet café | 2 (33.3) | |
Center | 2 (33.3) | |
Psychological intervention program | 1 (16.7) | |
Intervention type | Acceptance commitment therapy (ACT) | 1 (16.7) |
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) | 1 (16.7) | |
Group art therapy | 1 (16.7) | |
Mind-body therapeutic program | 1 (16.7) | |
Guided imagery | 1 (16.7) | |
Group/individual | Group | 4 (66.6) |
Individual | 1 (16.7) | |
Group+Individual | 1 (16.7) |
Purpose of the study | Intervention name | Intervention structure and content | |
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A1 | To investigate the effectiveness of a psychological intervention program for infertile women, specifically in the areas of infertility stress, depression, sexual satisfaction, marital intimacy, and fatigue | Psychological intervention | - 6 sessions |
- It consists of psychological and physical aspects | |||
1. Psychological part | |||
Providing opportunities to share a range or emotion, identifying negative emotions, recognizing irrational beliefs and cognitive errors, learning how to explore and express marital intimacy/appreciation/communication, and rebuilding through self-reflection | |||
2. Physical part | |||
Physical relaxation through breathing and musical activities | |||
A2 | This study believes that psychological intervention trough acceptance rather than avoidance of experience in coping with infertility problems would be effective for women with infertility and constructed an ACT-based counseling program to examine its effectiveness | ACT (acceptance commitment therapy) | - 8 sessions |
- Key content of the program | |||
1. ‘Acceptance and understanding’ of pain | |||
2. ‘Emotional awareness and expression’ to help you recognize and express feelings and needs | |||
3. ‘Values and commitment’ to help one’s reset your life values and make committed actions based on one’s values | |||
A3 | To develop and implement a cognitive behavioral therapy program for psychosocial adjustment of infertile women and to validate its effectiveness | CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) | - 10 sessions |
1. Introduction stage: CBT psychoeducation, self-monitoring, identifying and replacing automatic thoughts, relaxation training | |||
2. Cognitive reconstruction stage: check evidence, reframing, de-catastrophizing, redefining terms, cognitive continuum, etc. | |||
3. Closing stage: problem-solving training and practice | |||
A4 | To determine the effect of group art therapy on reducing stress, anxiety, and depression in women with infertility who are experiencing psychological and physical challenges | Group art therapy | - 8 sessions |
- Organized around specific activities based on the goals of the stage | |||
1. Early stage: intimacy, self-exploration, and self-help | |||
2. Mid-stage: reducing negative emotions | |||
3. Late stage: self-recovery and inner strength | |||
A5 | To develop a mind-body therapeutic program and evaluate its effectiveness in alleviating uncertainty, anxiety, and implantation rates in women undergoing secondary trial in vitro fertilization (IVF) | Mind-body therapeutic program | - 5 sessions |
- The program was organized with a focus on the cognitive, emotional, and biological reactions of anxiety caused by uncertainty | |||
1. Cognitive component | |||
Sharing experiences and identifying cognitive errors and irrational beliefs | |||
2. Emotional component | |||
Sharing feelings and reinforcing positive messages | |||
3. Physical component | |||
Counter the physiological dimensions of anxiety | |||
A6 | To determine the effectiveness of guided imagery as a stress and anxiety reduction method for women undergoing in vitro fertilization | Guided imagery | - Daily for 2 weeks |
- Practice self-imagery by listening to a CD with 2 themes over 2 weeks, imagining, experiencing, etc. | |||
- 2 themes: self-discovery at the beach, traveling into the unknown |
Intervention methods | Intervention materials | n (%) |
---|---|---|
Direct education | Education | 5 (83.3) |
Indirect education | CD | 2 (33.3) |
Message | 1 (16.7) | |
1 (16.7) | ||
Telephone | 1 (16.7) | |
Audio | 1 (16.7) | |
Activity | Breathing & body relaxation | 2 (33.3) |
Art activity | 1 (16.7) | |
Music activity | 1 (16.7) | |
Communication strategy | 1 (16.7) | |
Self-reflection | 2 (33.3) | |
Identify & modify cognitive errors | 3 (50.0) | |
Identify & modify irrational belief | 3 (50.0) | |
Find factors (uncertainty, anxiety) | 2 (33.3) | |
Be supportive | 1 (16.7) | |
Problem-solving exercises | 1 (16.7) | |
Emotional ventilation | 1 (16.7) | |
Writing | 1 (16.7) | |
Confidence checks (physical & mental) | 1 (16.7) | |
Sharing | Feedback & sharing | 5 (83.3) |
ATQ-N: automatic thought questionnaire-negative, BAI: Beck’s anxiety inventory, BDI: Beck’s depression inventory, Beh: behavioral, CES-D: center for epidemiologic studies depression scale, Cog: cognitive, Cont: control group, DAS: draw-a-story, Emo: emotional, EQ: experience questionnaire, Exp: experimental group, FertiQoL: fertility quality life questionnaire, FPI: fertility problem inventory, G: group, HTP: house-tree-person, I: individual, ISS: infertility stress scale, MI: marital intimacy, MSS: marital satisfaction scale, NCGND: nonequivalent control group nonsynchronized design, NCGPPD: nonequivalent contro group pretest-posttest design, QIPC: questionnaire for irrational parenthood cognition, OGPPD: one group pretest-posttest design, PFS: Piper fatigue scale, Phy: physical, PRQ-II: personal resources questionnaire II, RCS: relationship change scale, RCT: randomized controlled trial, Rel: relational, SAI: state anxiety inventory, Soc: social, Spi: spiritual, SS: sexual satisfaction, STAI: state-trait anxiety inventory, US: uncertainty scale, VAS-A: visual analogue scale-anxiety.