Abstract

The research aimed to identify experiences and hopelessness levels of women receiving infertility treatment. The quantitative sample included 276 women receiving infertility treatment at a university hospital and structured interviews were done with 20 women in qualitative dimension. It was identified that socio-demographic factors, knowledge about infertility treatment, alternative treatment tendencies and use of plant cures affected hopelessness levels (p<.05). Four themes were found in the qualitative dimension about infertility and treatment process It was seen that Turkish women did not have sufficient knowledge about the process of infertility and treatment and had a high level of hopelessness.

摘要

该研究旨在确定接受不孕症治疗的女性的经历和绝望程度。定量样本包括 276 名在大学医院接受不孕症治疗的女性，并对 20 名女性进行了定性访谈。已确定社会人口因素、关于不孕症治疗的知识、替代治疗倾向和植物疗法的使用会影响绝望程度（p<.05）。在关于不孕症和治疗过程的定性维度中发现了四个主题可以看出，土耳其女性对不孕症和治疗过程的了解不足，并且有很高的绝望感。