Effects of care given in line with Levine's Conservation Model on the quality of life of women receiving infertility treatment: A single blind randomized controlled trial

• Published in: Health care for women international Vol. 44; no. 4; pp. 418 - 439
• Main Authors: Ozcan, Sadiye, Kirca, Nurcan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 03-04-2023; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Clinical trials; Conservation; Fatigue; Female; Holistic approach; Humans; In vitro fertilization; Infertility; Life threatening; Morality; Quality of care; Quality of Life; Single-Blind Method; Turkey; Women; Womens health; Turkey
• ISSN: 0739-9332; 1096-4665
• DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2021.2007927

Although infertility is not a life-threatening condition, it decreases the quality of life of people. This single blind randomized controlled trial was conducted with 80 women who received infertility treatment in an IVF Center located in a city center in the west of Turkey between May 2020 and February 2021. It was determined that thanks to the holistic care given in line with Levine's Conservation Model (LCM), fatigue levels of the women in the experimental group decreased, their energy levels increased, their structural, personal and social integrity was conserved and thus their quality of life improved compared to the women in the control group (all p < 0.001).