Objective: To analyze the relationship between anxiety, depression, stress and related factors as well as family circumstances in female patients undergoing infertility treatment.
Subjects and methodology: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study on 159 female patients undergoing infertility treatment at the Center for Assisted Reproductive Tecnology, National hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology from May to November 2024. To assess the rate and level of anxiety, depression, and stress, DASS-21 questionnaire was employed.
Results: The rate of patients showing symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress was 24.5%, 13.8%, and 8.8%, respectively. Patients of other ethnicities (non-Kinh) were 3.2 times more likely to have depression than Kinh with 95%CI: 1.0-9.5. Subjects who not having physical exercises had a 2.3 times higher risk of anxiety than others with 95%CI: 1.1-5.0. The mean duration of infertility in the anxiety group was 50.6 months (42.6-58.6) and in the non-anxiety group was 29.9 months (95%CI: 21.3-38.5) (p<0.05). In the depression group it was 48.8 months (95%CI: 41.3-56.2) and in the non-depression group it was 28.7 months (95%CI: 18.1-39.4) months (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Anxiety, depression, and stress still account for a significant proportion of infertile subjects. Risk factors affecting the rate of anxiety, depression, and stress are women who are not Kinh ethnic group and do not have physical activity. The time of infertility also increases the risk of anxiety and depression.