Table 1 Characteristics of the study population based on adherence to treatment in two groups of psychotherapy

Age, mean ± Sd

31.5 ± 5.5

32.4 ± 6.3

33.1 ± 5.5

0.681

32.2 ± 4.6

30.1 ± 5.1

0.229

Education, n (%)

 ≤Diploma

 University

81 (53.6)

70 (46.4)

12 (54.5)

10 (27.8)

28 (51.9)

26 (72.2)

1.000

3 (33.3)

6 (66.7)

38 (57.6)

28 (42.4)

0.285

Place of residence, n (%)

 City

 Town

84 (55.3)

68 (44.7)

11 (50)

11 (50)

29 (53.7)

25 (46.3)

0.805

6 (66.7)

3 (33.3)

38 (56.7)

29 (43.3)

0.726

Job, n (%)

 Unemployed

 Employee

114 (75)

38 (25)

17 (77.3)

5 (22.7)

42 (77.8)

12 (22.2)

1.000

7 (77.8)

2 (22.2)

52 (77.6)

15 (22.4)

1.000

Duration of infertility, n (%)

 ≤4

 ≥5

64 (42.7)

86 (57.3)

10 (45.5)

12 (54.5)

18 (34)

35 (66)

0.434

5 (62.5)

3 (37.5)

31 (46.3)

36 (53.7)

0.469

Caused of infertility, n (%)

 Female factors

 Male factors

 Female and male factors

 Unknown

27 (17.9)

35 (23.2)

49 (32.5)

40 (26.5)

2 (9.1)

7 (31.8)

8 (36.4)

5 (22.7)

8 (14.8)

16 (29.6)

14 (25.9)

16 (29.6)

0.736

3 (33.3)

3 (33.3)

0

3 (33.3)

14 (21.2)

9 (13.6)

27 (40.9)

16 (24.2)

0.095

Principal diagnosis, n (%)

 with depressed mood

 with anxious mood

 With mixed anxiety and depressed mood

57 (37.5)

33 (21.7)

62 (40.8)

8 (36.4)

7 (31.8)

7 (31.8)

22 (40.7)

14 (25.9)

18 (33.3)

0.868

4 (44.4)

3 (33.3)

2 (22.2)

23 (34.3)

9 (13.4)

35 (52.2)

0.158

Duration of marriage, mean ± Sd

8.0 ± 4.2

8.1 ± 5.1

8.8 ± 4.6

0.573

6.7 ± 4.3

7.5 ± 3.5

0.568

Infertility duration, mean ± Sd

5.7 ± 3.5

6.5 ± 4.9

6.2 ± 3.4

0.764

4.7 ± 3.5

5.2 ± 2.9

0.639

Adjustment disorder, mean ± Sd

54.9 ± 11.9

58.9 ± 9.8

53.1 ± 12.3

0.057

53.3 ± 9.4

55.3 ± 12.3

0.638

Hospitalized anxiety and depression, mean ± Sd

16.8 ± 7.9

20.3 ± 7.7

16.9 ± 7.5

0.084

13.0 ± 3.8

16.0 ± 8.4

0.085

Fertility adjustment scale, mean ± Sd

46.2 ± 8.2

49.0 ± 8.2

44.8 ± 7.9

0.042

45.5 ± 11.0

46.4 ± 8.0

0.770

Fertility problem inventory, mean ± Sd

152.4 ± 32.7

167.4 ± 30.6

150.8 ± 28.5

0.027

139.8 ± 33.4

150.4 ± 35.6

0.402

Cognitive therapy awareness scale, mean ± Sd

18.1 ± 7.3

18.6 ± 4.7

17.5 ± 7.2

0.522

19.5 ± 9.0

18.1 ± 8.0

0.639

Automatic thought questionnaire, mean ± Sd

69.0 ± 28.8

70.7 ± 26.5

70.0 ± 25.8

0.916

54.3 ± 19.7

69.5 ± 26.3

0.099