Do infertile women and their partners have equal experiences with fertility care?

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Title:	Do infertile women and their partners have equal experiences with fertility care?
Author(s):	Huppelschoten, A.G.; Duijnhoven, N.T.L. van ; Bommel, P.F. van; Kremer, J.A.M. ; Nelen, W.L.D.M.
Publication year:	2013
Source:	Fertility and Sterility, vol. 99, iss. 3, (2013), pp. 832-838
ISSN:	0015-0282
DOI:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.10.049
Publication type:	Article / Letter to editor
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item : http://hdl.handle.net/2066/118307
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Subject:	NCEBP 12: Human Reproduction NCEBP 4: Quality of hospital and integrated care NCEBP 12: Human Reproduction
Organization:	Gynaecology Physiology IQ Healthcare
Journal title:	Fertility and Sterility
Volume:	vol. 99
Issue:	iss. 3
Page start:	p. 832
Page end:	p. 838
Abstract:	OBJECTIVE: To study the possible differences between women and their partners' experiences with patient-centered fertility care. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study. SETTING: Thirty-two Dutch fertility clinics. PATIENT(S): A total of 1,620 infertile women and their partners, under treatment in one of the participating clinics, were randomly selected to participate in this study. INTERVENTION(S): None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Level of patient-centeredness, measured with the validated Patient-Centeredness Questionnaire-Infertility questionnaire (PCQ-Infertility). RESULT(S): Questionnaires from 696 women and 520 partners were analyzed. No significant difference in PCQ-Infertility total score was found between women and their partners. The partners scored significantly higher on the subscales "respect for patients values" and "staff's competence" compared with the women. CONCLUSION(S): Patients' experiences with fertility care are only slightly different between women and their partners. This can be valuable in the process of improvement of patient-centered fertility care, one of the core dimensions of quality of care.