Post-traumatic growth experiences of patients with failed assisted reproductive technology: a qualitative study
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20240221-00885
- VernacularTitle:辅助生殖技术失败患者创伤后成长体验的质性研究
- Author:
Wenying GAO
1
;
Jingjing SI
;
Xuan GU
;
Xiao SHAN
;
Qian GAO
;
Yuhui GU
;
Xiaoli SUN
;
Xiaoqin LIU
Author Information
1. 南通大学医学院，南通 226001
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Assisted reproductive technology;
Post-traumatic growth;
Positive psychology;
Qualitative study
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2025;31(1):8-14
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To explore the experiences of post-traumatic growth in patients with failed assisted reproductive technology (ART), providing a basis for individualized nursing interventions.Methods:This study was a qualitative study. From November to December 2023, purposive sampling was used to select ART failed patients at Reproductive Medicine Center of Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University as participants. Data was collected through semi-structured in-depth interviews, and Colaizzi 7-step analysis method was used to summarize and analyze the data and extract themes.Results:A total of 15 ART failed patients were included, their age was (31.8±3.6) years, years of infertility was (4.7±1.7) years. After analysis, a total of four themes and nine sub-themes were extracted, namely negative emotional experiences in the early stages of trauma (anxiety and depression, psychological stress) ; diversified support systems (family support, social support) ; positive coping styles (positive binary coping between spouses, individual coping) ; post-traumatic growth experiences (mobilizing one's own positive strength, strengthening altruistic awareness, and re-planning the future) .Conclusions:Infertility patients exhibit negative emotions after experiencing ART failure, but also experience post-traumatic growth. Medical and nursing staff should provide targeted guidance based on the psychological state of ART failed patients at different stages to improve their mental health.
