id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-324091-nljd2ok1 Gordon, Jennifer L. The psychological impact of fertility treatment suspensions during the COVID-19 pandemic 2020-09-18 .txt text/plain 4497 263 49 PURPOSE: To examine the psychological impact of fertility treatment suspensions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and to clarify psychosocial predictors of better or worse mental health. Participants completed a battery of questionnaires assessing depressive symptoms, perceived mental health impact, and change in quality of life related to treatment suspensions. Table 2 depicts the correlation between three personality traits (trait optimism, defensive pessimism, and intolerance of uncertainty) that were considered potentially relevant under the current circumstances, in relation to the overall change in quality of life and the mental health impact attributed to fertility treatment suspensions. The psychological impact of fertility treatment suspensions during the COVID-19 pandemic the final subscales are as follows: 1) avoidance, α = 0.82, 2) active coping, α = 0.71, 3) finding meaning, α = 0.72, 4) defensive pessimism, α = 0.66, 5) optimism, α = 0.80, 6) seek social support, α = 0.77, and 7) behavioural engagement, α = 0.67. ./cache/cord-324091-nljd2ok1.txt ./txt/cord-324091-nljd2ok1.txt