The Role of Religiosity in Coping with Infertility Treatment.

BACKGROUND

To analyze relationship between religiosity and psychological distress in woman undergoing in vitro fertilization.

SUBJECTS AND

METHODS

The study was based on 103 woman engaged in a fertility treatment with in vitro fertilization. The questionnaires (Religiosity Questionnaire, Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation - Outcome Measure, and socio-demographic questionnaire) were administered by investigators.

RESULTS

The results suggest that the level of religiosity significantly differs participants in terms of problems (F=1.92, p=0.01), functioning (F=1.79, p=0.03), risk behaviors (F=3.02, p=0.00), anxiety (F=1.72, p=0.03) and physical problems (F=1.82, p=0.02). There were no significant differences in subjective wellbeing, depression and traumatization according to religiosity.

CONCLUSION

Results of a present study point out that religiosity could be considered as a protective factor for psychological distress.