OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of the Eastern Body-Mind-Spirit (EBMS) group intervention on anxiety-reduction of Chinese women undergoing IVF. DESIGN: Randomized controlled study. SETTING: Tertiary assisted reproduction unit. PARTICIPANT(S): Two hundred twenty-seven women undergoing their first cycle of IVF treatment. INTERVENTION(S): The intervention group (n = 69) received four sessions of EBMS group counseling, while the control group (n = 115) did not receive any intervention. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. RESULT(S): Compared with the control group, the intervention group had a significant drop in State Anxiety mean score following intervention. A comparable number of embryos were transferred for each group, but there was a nonsignificant trend of a higher pregnancy rate in the intervention group. CONCLUSION(S): The Eastern Body-Mind-Spirit group intervention approach effectively reduces the anxiety level of women undergoing IVF treatment.
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of the Eastern Body-Mind-Spirit (EBMS) group intervention on anxiety-reduction of Chinese women undergoing IVF. DESIGN: Randomized controlled study. SETTING: Tertiary assisted reproduction unit. PARTICIPANT(S): Two hundred twenty-seven women undergoing their first cycle of IVF treatment. INTERVENTION(S): The intervention group (n = 69) received four sessions of EBMS group counseling, while the control group (n = 115) did not receive any intervention. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. RESULT(S): Compared with the control group, the intervention group had a significant drop in State Anxiety mean score following intervention. A comparable number of embryos were transferred for each group, but there was a nonsignificant trend of a higher pregnancy rate in the intervention group. CONCLUSION(S): The Eastern Body-Mind-Spirit group intervention approach effectively reduces the anxiety level of women undergoing IVF treatment.
Authors: Tiffany Field; Osvelia Deeds; Miguel Diego; Maria Hernandez-Reif; Andy Gauler; Susan Sullivan; Donna Wilson; Graciela Nearing Journal: J Bodyw Mov Ther Date: 2009-01-31
Authors: Kathy Turner; Margaret F Reynolds-May; Emily M Zitek; Rebecca L Tisdale; Allison B Carlisle; Lynn M Westphal Journal: PLoS One Date: 2013-05-23 Impact factor: 3.240