The Effect of Chewing Gum on Stress in Women with Unexplained Infertility
Introduction: Infertile women may have difficulty coping with the stress caused by assisted reproductive methods.Aim: It was aimed to investigate the effect of chewing gum on stress levels in women with unexplained infertility.Method: Sixty - one women receiving in - vitro fertilization treatment in...
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| author | Ahmet Basar Tekin Nezihe Kızılkaya Beji Vehbi Yavuz Tokgöz Yeliz Kaya Tuğba Tahta Tuğba Kartal |
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| description | Introduction: Infertile women may have difficulty coping with the stress caused by assisted reproductive methods.Aim: It was aimed to investigate the effect of chewing gum on stress levels in women with unexplained infertility.Method: Sixty - one women receiving in - vitro fertilization treatment in the tertiary care center were included in the study. A randomized controlled experimental design was established in the study. The group chewing gum for five minutes at least two times a day was called "Experimental Group - 1", the group chewing gum for 20 minutes at least two times a day was called "Experimental Group - 2", and the group not chewing gum was called "Control Group". Reproductive information and stress level data of infertile women were collected with the Descriptive Information Form and Fertility Problem Inventory.Results: No statistically significant difference was found in comparing Fertility Problem Inventory total scores between the groups (p gt; 0.005). However, a statistically signifiant difference was found between the mean values of the denial of life without children, which was a subscale of the Fertility Problem Inventory score according to time in the Experimental Group - 2 group (p lt;0.005).Conclusion: We believe that the positive effect of chewing gum on coping with stress may be an alternative intervention that may contribute positively to coping with the infertility treatment process and should be supported by other interventions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-399fee73820940c9b02679146d52722d2025-02-05T09:11:41ZengUniversity of Health SciencesSağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Dergisi2667-83572024-04-0161738010.48071/sbuhemsirelik.14009181852The Effect of Chewing Gum on Stress in Women with Unexplained InfertilityAhmet Basar Tekin0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5856-7833Nezihe Kızılkaya Beji1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6254-4412Vehbi Yavuz Tokgöz2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4113-385XYeliz Kaya3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4277-3960Tuğba Tahta4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0190-977XTuğba Kartal5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4329-0963ESKİŞEHİR OSMANGAZİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİBİRUNİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİESKİŞEHİR OSMANGAZİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİESKİŞEHİR OSMANGAZİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİANKARA MEDİPOL ÜNİVERSİTESİESKİŞEHİR OSMANGAZİ ÜNİVERSİTESİIntroduction: Infertile women may have difficulty coping with the stress caused by assisted reproductive methods.Aim: It was aimed to investigate the effect of chewing gum on stress levels in women with unexplained infertility.Method: Sixty - one women receiving in - vitro fertilization treatment in the tertiary care center were included in the study. A randomized controlled experimental design was established in the study. The group chewing gum for five minutes at least two times a day was called "Experimental Group - 1", the group chewing gum for 20 minutes at least two times a day was called "Experimental Group - 2", and the group not chewing gum was called "Control Group". Reproductive information and stress level data of infertile women were collected with the Descriptive Information Form and Fertility Problem Inventory.Results: No statistically significant difference was found in comparing Fertility Problem Inventory total scores between the groups (p gt; 0.005). However, a statistically signifiant difference was found between the mean values of the denial of life without children, which was a subscale of the Fertility Problem Inventory score according to time in the Experimental Group - 2 group (p lt;0.005).Conclusion: We believe that the positive effect of chewing gum on coping with stress may be an alternative intervention that may contribute positively to coping with the infertility treatment process and should be supported by other interventions.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3581786assisted reproductive techniqueschewing guminfertilitystresscikletinfertilitestressyardımlı reprodüktif yöntemler |
| spellingShingle | Ahmet Basar Tekin Nezihe Kızılkaya Beji Vehbi Yavuz Tokgöz Yeliz Kaya Tuğba Tahta Tuğba Kartal The Effect of Chewing Gum on Stress in Women with Unexplained Infertility Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Dergisi assisted reproductive techniques chewing gum infertility stress ciklet infertilite stress yardımlı reprodüktif yöntemler |
| title | The Effect of Chewing Gum on Stress in Women with Unexplained Infertility |
| title_full | The Effect of Chewing Gum on Stress in Women with Unexplained Infertility |
| title_fullStr | The Effect of Chewing Gum on Stress in Women with Unexplained Infertility |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of Chewing Gum on Stress in Women with Unexplained Infertility |
| title_short | The Effect of Chewing Gum on Stress in Women with Unexplained Infertility |
| title_sort | effect of chewing gum on stress in women with unexplained infertility |
| topic | assisted reproductive techniques chewing gum infertility stress ciklet infertilite stress yardımlı reprodüktif yöntemler |
| url | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3581786 |
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