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Validation of the Portuguese version of the Fertility Adjustment Scale

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dc.contributor.authorRomeiro, Joana
dc.contributor.authorNogueira, Paulo Jorge
dc.contributor.authorCaldeira, Sílvia
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-29T16:21:55Z
dc.date.available2022-03-29T16:21:55Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).pt_PT
dc.description.abstractThere is an urgent need to provide healthcare professionals and midwives with validated tools as to improve fertility adjustment and promote well-being of couples with infertility. The purpose of this study was to test validity of the Fertility Adjustment Scale among people undergoing assisted reproductive techniques. A cross-sectional and methodological study was conducted, and a total of 104 Portuguese adults undergoing fertility treatment were recruited through fertility-related websites. The Fertility Adjustment Scale was administered along with the Spiritual Well-Being Questionnaire and the Resilience Scale for adults as a measure of concurrent validity. Scores revealed the sample's lack of adjustment to fertility. A significant correlation with measures of resilience provided evidence of convergent validity. There was a significant association of fertility adjustment with time of consultation and the cause of infertility. A Fertility Adjustment Scale with six items is a reliable tool that offers early recognition of patients' difficulties in adaptation to fertility problems during assisted reproductive techniques, which could be beneficial in not only an early recognition of healthcare intervention but of a more individualized approach to such patients.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was supported by the NANDA-International, Inc. through a Foundation Grant Award granted to the first author’s doctoral project. This work was financially supported by National Funds through FCT—Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., under the project UIDB/04279/2020pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationHealthcare (Basel). 2022 Mar 17;10(3):563pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/healthcare10030563pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn2227-9032
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/52080
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.relationCenter for Interdisciplinary Research in Health
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/journal/healthcarept_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectAdjustmentpt_PT
dc.subjectAssisted reproductive techniquespt_PT
dc.subjectInfertilitypt_PT
dc.subjectValidation studiespt_PT
dc.titleValidation of the Portuguese version of the Fertility Adjustment Scalept_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleCenter for Interdisciplinary Research in Health
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB%2F04279%2F2020/PT
oaire.citation.issue3pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleHealthcarept_PT
oaire.citation.volume10pt_PT
oaire.fundingStream6817 - DCRRNI ID
person.familyNameNogueira
person.givenNamePaulo Jorge
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person.identifier.ciencia-id2410-2DCC-F213
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person.identifier.ridAAR-5605-2020
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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