The effect of mindfulness-based nursing support on the psychosocial status of women receiving infertility treatment

Abstract

Background The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of mindfulness-based care support on the psychosocial status of women undergoing infertility treatment during the treatment process. Method The sample consisted of women who were about to start in vitro fertilization treatment and met the inclusion criteria. The experimental group used a mobile application specifically designed to practice mindfulness for infertility treatment at the beginning of treatment. Results The gynaecological and infertility characteristics of the experimental and control groups and their scores on the psychosocial scales used in the pretest were similar (p > 0.05). In the post-test, the scores of the participants in the experimental group from mindfulness and infertility self-efficacy scales were higher than the control group, and the scores of infertility adjustment, anxiety and depression were lower (p < 0.05). Conclusions It was observed that the mobile application developed for mindfulness contributed positively to the psychosocial status of infertile women in the treatment process. Preregistration The research was registered on http://clinicaltrials.gov (ID: NCT05708937) Registry: 24.01.2023