Journal of Education and Health Promotion

The effect of face‑to‑face and telephone counseling on the desire for adoption in infertile couples

. Fateme Ahmadi Rezamahaleh; . Talat Khadivzadeh; . Seyed Mohsen Asgharinekah; . Habibollah Esmaeili

Volume 11, Issue 4 , May 2021, , Pages 1-7

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BACKGROUND: Fertility is always one of the most important functions of the family. Having achild equals growing up and entering the adult world. Adoption is one of the methods that ... Read More BACKGROUND: Fertility is always one of the most important functions of the family. Having achild equals growing up and entering the adult world. Adoption is one of the methods that can beconsidered to treat infertility. One of the duties of health professionals, especially midwives, is toadvise and educate infertile people, which helps them in a way beyond medical treatment. Therefore,this study was conducted to determine the effect of face‑to‑face and telephone counseling on thedesire for adoption in infertile couples.MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present study was a two‑group counseling intervention study that wasperformed on 34 infertile couples referred to Mashhad Infertility Center. Infertile couples were randomlyassigned to face‑to‑face and telephone counseling groups. All participants completed the AdoptionAdoption Questionnaire at the beginning and end of the study. Data were analyzed by spss16 software.RESULTS: The mean score of propensity to adopt in the face‑to‑face counseling group 2 weeks afterthe intervention was significantly higher than before the intervention. Furthermore, the mean scoreof desire for adoption in the telephone counseling group increased significantly 2 weeks after theintervention compared to before (P < 0.001). Adoption scores varied in the face‑to‑face counseling groupat 3.15 and in the telephone counseling group at 3.23. There was no statistically significant differencebetween the two groups (P < 0.885). The most common reason for not wanting to adopt was hopefor self‑treatment and having children (70.6% women and 67.6% men). The most common reason foraccepting an adopted child was the strong need to have a child (23.5% in women and 23.5% in men).CONCLUSION: According to the results of this study, counseling can increase people’s awarenessof the conditions of adoption and thus increase the desire of people to accept the adopted child. Forthis reason, considering adoption counseling sessions for infertile couples who have been receivinginfertility treatment for a long time but have not become pregnant can help the couple decide.

Comparative study of the effect of two counseling methods on fertility motivation in infertile couples

. Fateme Ahmadi Rezamahaleh; . Talat Khadivzadeh; . Seyed Mohsen Asgharinekah; . Habibollah Esmaeili

Volume 11, Issue 4 , May 2021, , Pages 1-7

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BACKGROUND: Reproductive motivation is a complex issue that has cultural, behavioral, andideological roots and changes in the context of population transfer and economic and socialdevelopment. ... Read More BACKGROUND: Reproductive motivation is a complex issue that has cultural, behavioral, andideological roots and changes in the context of population transfer and economic and socialdevelopment. Reproductive motivations include positive and negative motivations that can beinfluenced by education. Training can be done in different ways. It seems that face‑to‑face trainingincreases learning. On the other hand, face‑to‑face training increases participants’ cooperation anddesire for educational topics. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare and determine theeffect of two counseling methods on the fertility motivation of infertile couples.MATERIALS AND METHODS : This intervention study was performed on 68 men and womenwith infertility referring to Milad Infertility Center in Mashhad in 2016–2017. Subjects were randomlyassigned to two methods of counseling. Participants completed written consent to participate inthe study. Infertile couples were included in the study if they met the inclusion criteria. The fertilitymotivation questionnaire was completed by the participants at the beginning of the study beforethe consultation and 2 weeks after the consultation. The collected data were analyzed by SPSSSoftware Version 16.RESULTS: According to the independent t‑test, there was no statistically significant differencebetween the mean scores of positive fertility motivation in the two groups of face‑to‑face and telephonecounseling before the intervention. Independent t‑test showed that 2 weeks after the intervention,there was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of this variable (P = 0.283). Therewas no statistically significant difference between the mean scores of positive fertility motivation in theface‑to‑face counseling group before and after the intervention. Further, in the telephone counselinggroup, there was no significant difference between the mean scores of positive fertility motivationin the two stages before and after the intervention. According to the independent t‑test, there was astatistically significant difference between the mean scores of negative fertility motivation in the twogroups of face‑to‑face and telephone counseling before the intervention (P = 0.025). However, thistest showed that there was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of this variable2 weeks after the intervention.CONCLUSION: The results of this study showed that face‑to‑face and telephone counseling did nothave a significant effect on fertility motivations of infertile couples. In other words, the mean scoresof positive and negative fertility motivations before and after counseling remained unchanged in bothgroups and the two groups did not differ in this regard. In other words, the issue of fertility motivationin infertile women can be affected by different characteristics such as social, family, cultural, andeconomic conditions of individuals. If infertile people do not make having a child a necessity in theirlives and cope with it more easily, no counseling can change their motivation. On the other hand,if infertile women consider having a child as an essential part of their married life and the health oftheir married life, counseling can have the greatest effect on them.

Comparison of the effect of two methods of counseling (face to face and telephone) on awareness and attitude toward adoption in infertile couples

. Fateme Ahmadi Rezamahaleh; . Talat Khadivzadeh; . Seyed Mohsen Asgharinekah; . Habibollah Esmaeili

Volume 10, Issue 12 , December 2020, , Pages 1-7

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INTRODUCTION: Many infertile people have heard about adoption, but little is known about the truemeaning of adoption and how it is accepted. Giving the right information about adoption ... Read More INTRODUCTION: Many infertile people have heard about adoption, but little is known about the truemeaning of adoption and how it is accepted. Giving the right information about adoption is effectivein making the right decision for couples. As a result, there is a need to intervene and provide trainingto improve community attitudes and increase adoption among infertile people. Therefore, the presentstudy aimed to determine the effect of two counseling methods (face‑to‑face and telephone) onawareness and attitude toward adoption in infertile couples.MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present study is a randomized quasi‑experimental study of twogroups in the Milad Infertility Center of Mashhad on 34 (each group of 17 couples) infertile coupleswith the criteria to enter the study. Couples were randomly assigned to two telephone and face‑to‑facecounseling groups, and each individual’s awareness and attitudes toward adoption were completedseparately before and after counseling. The average number of face‑to‑face sessions for face‑to‑facecounseling was three 60‑min sessions and six 30‑min sessions for telephone counseling.RESULTS: Based on the results of t‑test, there was a statistically significant difference betweenthe average score of awareness of adoption before and after the intervention (2 weeks after thelast counseling session), in infertile couples in face‑to‑face training group and in telephone traininggroup (P < 0.0001). The score of the attitude toward adoption before counseling in the face‑to‑facecounseling group was 60.55 ± 5.5, which reached 66.76 ± 4.7 after counseling. Based on the resultsof the T‑pair test, this difference was significant (P < 0.0001). In addition, in the telephone counselinggroup, the score of attitude toward adoption increased from 59.53. 7.4 to 67.73 ± 7.5, which was asignificant difference in terms of t‑pair test. The mean score of attitudes toward adoption was notstatistically significant in the two groups (P = 0.653).CONCLUSION: The results of this study showed that both counseling methods (face to face andtelephone) increase the level of awareness and attitude of couples about adoption, but neithermethod was superior to the other.

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The effect of face‑to‑face and telephone counseling on the desire for adoption in infertile couples

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Comparative study of the effect of two counseling methods on fertility motivation in infertile couples

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Comparison of the effect of two methods of counseling (face to face and telephone) on awareness and attitude toward adoption in infertile couples

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