Psychological effect of COVID-19 pandemic among women undergoing infertility care, a French cohort - PsyCovART Psychological effect of COVID-19: PsyCovART.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To assess psychological state of women who experienced postponement of ART care during the first COVID-19 wave in a French public ward of reproductive medicine.

Methods

An online anonymous survey was emailed between July and August 2020 to all women whose infertility care, including the first consultation for infertility, have been delayed at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Anxiety, depression, and stress were assessed using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10). Feelings about COVID-19 outbreak, lockdown and suspension of fertility care were assessed by Multiple-Choice Questions and Visual Analog Scales.

Results

435 women answered to the survey (response rate 34.6%). Mean levels of the HADS-A (anxiety), HADS-

SUBMITTER: Lablanche O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8501520 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature