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Celia H Y Chan1, Ernest H Y Ng, Cecilia L W Chan
1Centre on Behavioral Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China. chancelia@hku.hk
Objective:
To evaluate the effect of the Eastern Body-Mind-Spirit (EBMS) group intervention on anxiety-reduction of Chinese women undergoing IVF.
Design:
Randomized controlled study.
Setting:
Tertiary assisted reproduction unit.
Participant(S):
Two hundred twenty-seven women undergoing their first cycle of IVF treatment.
Intervention(S):
The intervention group (n = 69) received four sessions of EBMS group counseling, while the control group (n = 115) did not receive any intervention.
Main Outcome Measure(S):
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.
Result(S):
Compared with the control group, the intervention group had a significant drop in State Anxiety mean score following intervention. A comparable number of embryos were transferred for each group, but there was a nonsignificant trend of a higher pregnancy rate in the intervention group.
Conclusion(S):
The Eastern Body-Mind-Spirit group intervention approach effectively reduces the anxiety level of women undergoing IVF treatment.
