title: [Relationships between psychological well-being, lifestyle factors and fertility].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  10 to 15% of the Hungarian fertile age population struggles with reproductivity problems. Previous researches have shown that psychological well-being and lifestyle factors play a pivotal role in overall health status, which is closely related to fertility.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to examine fertility-related psychological and lifestyle factors in a Hungarian sample.
  
  
  METHODS
  194 women (115 infertile and 79 fertile) took part in the study. Standardized, validated questionnaires were used for the assessment of psychological factors and self-administered questions were used for exploring lifestyle factors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results show that infertile women are younger (33.98±4.89 vs. 36.43±5.81 years, p<0.005) and their psychological status is significantly worse compared to their fertile counterparts. The number of their depressive (BDI 14.00±12.21 vs. 7.79±9.17, p<0.005) and anxiety symptoms is higher (STAI-T 48.53±10.56 vs. 40.25±10.65, p<0.005) compared to fertile women. Findings related to lifestyle factors show that lower level of fluid consumption (1.71±0.67 vs. 1.95±0.68, p<0.05) and diet (31.30% vs. 18.42%, p<0.05) is significantly related to infertility. In this sample higher level of fluid consumption was associated with the fertile group (OR = 1.65, CI = 2.58-1.06), independently of body mass index and age.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results confirm the findings of international researches showing that women struggling with infertility are in worse psychological condition than their fertile counterparts. The authors conclude that the findings demand further investigations and follow-up studies in order to more specifically determine the relationship between fluid consumption and fertility.
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Magatartástudományi Intézet Budapest Nagyvárad tér 4. 1089 Semmelweis Egyetem Mentális Egészségtudományok Doktori Iskola Budapest.
authors.forename: Enikő
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lakatos
authors.affiliation: Budapesti Kommunikációs és Üzleti Főiskola Budapest.
authors.forename: Gábor
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Szabó
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Klinikai Pszichológia Tanszék Budapest.
authors.forename: Judit
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: F Szigeti
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Magatartástudományi Intézet Budapest Nagyvárad tér 4. 1089.
authors.forename: Piroska
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Balog
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D004326:Drinking; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary / Q000453:epidemiology; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D008019:Life Style; D012307:Risk Factors; D057566:Self Report; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: anxiety; depression; depresszió; infertility; lifestyle factors; meddőség; szorongás; életmódtényezők