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KMID : 1022320220160040208
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Asian Nursing Research
2022 Volume.16 No. 4 p.208 ~ p.214
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Relationships among Type-D Personality, Fatigue, and Quality of Life in Infertile Women
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Nho Ju-Hee
Kim Eun-Jin
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Abstract
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Purpose: The objective of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of the type-D personality and identify the relationship between type-D personality, fatigue, and quality of life (QoL) in infertile women.
Methods: A total of 149 infertile women were recruited between October 2020 and January 2021. The participants were assessed through self-administered questionnaires using the type- D personality scale-14, fatigue severity scale, and fertility QoL instrumental questionnaire. Data were analyzed using the independent t-test, chi-square test, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis using the SPSS/WIN 25.0 program for Windows.
Results: Approximately 40.9% of infertile women were classified into the type-D personality group, which showed significantly higher fatigue and lower QoL than the non-type-D personality group. Fatigue was the most influential factor on the QoL of infertile women (β = ?.23, p = .003), followed by the duration of infertility treatment (β = ?.22, p = .003), type-D personality (β = ?.18, p = .025), and relationship with spouse (β = ?.17, p = .024). These variables account for approximately 22% of the variance.
Conclusions: Intervention programs that consider fatigue, type-D personality, relationship with spouses, and treatment duration may be useful for improving QoL in infertile women.
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KEYWORD
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fatigue, infertility, personality, quality of life, women's health
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