title: The Fertility Quality of Life (FertiQoL) tool: development and general psychometric properties.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To develop the first international instrument to measure fertility quality of life, FertiQoL, in men and women experiencing fertility problems, to evaluate the preliminary psychometric properties of this new tool and to translate FertiQoL into multiple languages.
  
  
  METHODS
  Survey.
  
  
  METHODS
  Online and fertility clinics in USA, Australia/New Zealand, Canada, and United Kingdom.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 1,414 people with fertility problems.
  
  
  METHODS
  None.
  
  
  METHODS
  FertiQoL.
  
  
  RESULTS
  FertiQoL consists of 36 items that assess core (24 items) and treatment-related (10 items) quality of life as well as overall life and physical health (2 items). Cronbach reliability statistics for the Core and Treatment FertiQoL (and subscales) were satisfactory, in the range of 0.72 and 0.92. Sensitivity analyses showed that FertiQoL detected expected relations between quality of life and gender, parity, and support seeking. FertiQoL was translated into 20 languages by the same translation team, with each translation verified by local bilingual fertility experts.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  FertiQoL is a reliable measure of the impact of fertility problems and its treatment on quality of life. Future research should establish its use in cross-cultural research and clinical work.
authors: Cardiff Fertility Studies Research Group, School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. boivin@cardiff.ac.uk
authors: Jacky
authors: J
authors: Boivin
authors: Janet
authors: J
authors: Takefman
authors: Andrea
authors: A
authors: Braverman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D002170:Canada; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D006801:Humans; D007246:Infertility / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D009520:New Zealand; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States