Association between quality of life and resilience in infertile patients: a systematic review

Kexian Liu; Shanshan Dou; Wei Qin; Di Zhao; Wei Zheng; Dan Wang; Caixia Zhang; Yichun Guan; Peiling Tian

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2024.1345899

Association between quality of life and resilience in infertile patients: a systematic review

Front Public Health. 2024 Feb 27:12:1345899. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1345899. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Kexian Liu¹, Shanshan Dou¹, Wei Qin¹, Di Zhao¹, Wei Zheng¹, Dan Wang², Caixia Zhang¹, Yichun Guan¹, Peiling Tian¹

Affiliations

¹ Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China.
² Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.

Abstract

This systematic review was carried out to describe QoL and resilience in infertile patients, as well as the relationship between them, and to give a theoretical foundation for clinical practice. The databases of CNKI, Wanfang data, VIP database, PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase were searched without a time limit. A narrative synthesis of relevant articles was undertaken. This systematic review was registered on PROSPERO in advance. Of 21 studies eligible for inclusion in this review, 13 focused on the relationship between QoL and resilience, 5 on QoL influencing factors (resilience included), and 3 on mediation effect analysis on mental health (resilience as a mediator). Resilience can significantly predict the QoL of infertile patients. It seems plausible that more resilient couples will be less vulnerable to the stress of infertility. A global consortium of infertile population research could make cross-cultural comparisons of QoL and resilience possible. Future research should focus on resilience therapies.

Systematic review registration: This systematic review was registered on PROSPERO in advance (CRD42023414706).

Keywords: association; infertility; quality of life; resilience; systematic review.

Publication types

Systematic Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Infertility* / psychology
Mental Health
Quality of Life / psychology
Resilience, Psychological*

Grants and funding

The author(s) declare financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. Research Project on Medical Science and Technology in Henan Province, 2023 (LHGJ20230369).