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The Relationship between Social Support and Infertility Stress in Infertile Men

불임 남성의 사회적 지지와 불임 스트레스간의 관계

  • 박점미 (남서울대학교 간호학과)
  • Received : 2020.05.31
  • Accepted : 2020.08.20
  • Published : 2020.08.28
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the relationships between social support and infertility stress in infertile men. Method: Participants were 120 infertile men in a hospital located S city Korea. The structured questionnaire included social support scale, fertility problem inventory scale. The data were examined using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson's correlation with SPSS 25.0. Results: Social support was significantly correlated with infertility stress(r=-.32, p=<.001). Conclusion: Based on this study, infertility stress could be decreased by social support improvement in infertile men. Theses results suggests that infertile men need nursing intervention to minimize infertility stress by promoting social support.

본 연구의 목적은 불임 남성의 사회적 지지와 불임 스트레스간의 관계를 파악하기 위함이다. 본 연구의 대상자는 S시에 있는 난임 전문 병원에 불임 치료를 받기 위해 내원한 120명의 성인 남성들을 대상으로 사회적 지지와 불임 스트레스간의 관계를 파악하기 위해 상관관계분석 통계 방법을 사용하였다. 본 연구에서 사회적 지지와 불임 스트레스 간에 통계적으로 유의한 음의 상관관계가 나타난 것을 확인할 수 있었다(r=-.32, p< .001). 본 연구 결과는 불임 남성이 가지고 있는 불임 스트레스 감소를 위해 사회적 지지를 강화시키는 것이 필요함을 알려주었다. 따라서 불임 남성의 간호시 사회적 지지를 증진시키고, 불임 스트레스를 경감시킬 수 있는 간호학적 전략이 고려되어야 한다.

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