Table 2: Comparisons of family functioning and depression between the FI women and the SI women.

 

First-child Infertility

(n = 337)

Second-child Infertility

(n = 235)

 

F/x2

 

P

PHQ-9 (Mean ± SD)

4.09 ± 3.43

3.40 ± 3.14

2.32

0.13

Mean score of FAD-GFS

1.96 ± 0.34

2.07 ± 0.38

8.33

0.004

Family function according FAD-GFS

(cutoff = 2)

 

 

 

15.14

 

< 0.001

Healthy family function

167 (49.6%)

78 (33.2%)

 

 

Unhealthy family function

170 (50.4%)

157 (66.8%)

 

 

FACES II

 

 

 

 

Cohesion

 

 

 

 

Perceived

65.57 ± 9.35

63.38 ± 8.79

0.65

0.419

Ideal

74.99 ± 9.89

74.06 ± 8.46

10.67

0.001

Dissatisfaction

9.43 ± 5.17

10.68 ± 5.31

0.02

0.883

Adaptability

 

 

 

 

Perceived

43.78 ± 9.29

40.95 ± 8.74

2.25

0.134

Ideal

51.92 ± 6.36

51.96 ± 6.39

2.34

0.127

Dissatisfaction

8.14 ± 6.74

11.01 ± 8.77

24.53

0.001