- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Ovarian function and disorders
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Reproductive System and Pregnancy
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
- Vitamin D Research Studies
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Bone health and treatments
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Reproductive Biology and Fertility
- Dermatology and Skin Diseases
- Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments
IVI Madrid Clinic
2019-2023
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
2019-2020
Washington University in St. Louis
1988
International patient centredness concepts were suggested but never conceptualized from the patients' perspective. Previously, a literature review and monolingual qualitative study defined 'patient-centred infertility care' (PCIC). The present aimed to test whether patients across Europe value same aspects of care.An international multilingual focus group (FG) with 48 European fertility clinics in Austria, Spain, UK Belgium, deductive content analysis.All specific care important participants...
Our objective was to examine the feasibility of hair cortisol concentrations (HCC) as a biomarker predict clinical pregnancy outcomes and investigate its potential associations with perceived anxiety, resilience, depressive symptoms. A total 43 participants were assessed using HCC, state trait anxiety inventory (STAI), resilience scale (RS), depression subscale symptom checklist 90-R (SCL-90-R). Participants approached at their second consultation reproductive endocrinologist (T1), before...
Objective: To find any role of optimism and/or resilience mediating emotional distress in infertility.Method: We performed a literature search for 2000-2017 PubMed, PsycINFO and Elsevier, original articles reviews, using keywords "resilience," "infertility," "optimism," "LOT-R," "in vitro fertilization," "assisted reproductive technology."Additional references were collected from located thereby.Results: The evidence reveals growing trend promoting people´s positive health assets indicates...
Background: Infertility generates high levels of stress to women. The aim was explore optimism and resilience among women undergoing assisted reproductive technology (ART). Method: Participants were recruited in a private fertility clinic. sample consisted 229 under medical treatment for who completed the following self-report instruments: sociodemographic clinical questionnaire, Resilience Scale (RS), Life Orientation Test (LOT-R), Perceived Stress (PSS), STAI State Trait. Results: Our data...