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Development of Fertility Preparedness Scale for Women Receiving Fertility Treatment
Sevcan Fata1, Merlinda AluŞ Tokat2
1PhD, Research Assistant Doctor, Gynecology & Obstetrics Nursing Department, Nursing Faculty, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.
Background:
Stress has a negative impact on fertility by suppressing the secretion of fertility hormones. Although it is known that stress reduces the probability of conception and affects fertility negatively, scales that are now widely used to evaluate fertility preparedness include negative items. Positive statements are crucial to relieving stress in women. Using positive items in assessments of fertility preparedness in women may help reduce related stress.
Purpose:
This study was designed to develop the Fertility Preparedness Scale for women receiving fertility treatments.
Methods:
A methodological study was conducted in four fertility clinics between December 2015 and March 2016. Two hundred thirty women who had been diagnosed with primary or secondary infertility were enrolled as participants. A personal information form and the Fertility Preparedness Scale were used to collect data.
Results:
The Cronbach's alpha was .84 for the total scale and .76-.79 for the subscales. Factor analysis extracted three subscales that explained 52.93% of the total variance. The confirmatory factor analysis found a goodness of fit index of .80, a comparative fit index of .95, and a nonnormed fit index of .94.
Conclusions/Implications For Practice:
This scale is valid and reliable for measuring the fertility preparedness of women who receive fertility treatment.
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