Condition, disease, disability: how the label used to describe infertility may affect public support for fertility treatment coverage

Autor: Ginny L Ryan, Karen M. Summers, Aaron M. Scherer, Rebecca K. Chung, Abigail C. Mancuso
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
0301 basic medicine
Infertility
Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Health Knowledge
Attitudes
Practice
Adolescent
media_common.quotation_subject
Reproductive medicine
Fertility
Access to care
Disease
Definitions
Affect (psychology)
Insurance Coverage
03 medical and health sciences
Young Adult
0302 clinical medicine
Surveys and Questionnaires
Genetics
medicine
Humans
Fertility preservation
Assisted Reproduction Technologies
Survey
Genetics (clinical)
media_common
Aged
Aged
80 and over
030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine
business.industry
Random assignment
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Fertility Preservation
General Medicine
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
United States
030104 developmental biology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Reproductive Medicine
Family medicine
Public Opinion
Female
Public support
business
Developmental Biology
Zdroj: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics
ISSN: 1573-7330
Popis: Purpose To assess public attitudes towards fertility treatment coverage and whether attitudes are influenced by infertility labels. Methods Cross-sectional, web survey-based experiment using a national sample of 1226 United States adults. Participants read identical descriptions about infertility, with the exception of random assignment to infertility being labeled as a “condition,” “disease,” or “disability.” Participants then responded to questions measuring their beliefs and attitudes towards policies related to the diagnosis and treatment of infertility. We measured public support for infertility policies, public preference for infertility labels, and whether support differed by the randomly assigned label used. We also queried associations between demographic data and support for infertility policies. Results Support was higher for insurance coverage of infertility treatments (p=.014) and fertility preservation (p=.017), and infertility public assistance programs (p=.036) when infertility was described as a “disease” or “disability” compared to “condition.” Participants who were younger, were planning or trying to conceive, had a family member or friend with infertility, and/or had a more liberal political outlook were more likely to support infertility policies. A majority of participants (78%) felt the term “condition” was the best label to describe infertility, followed by “disability” (12%). The least popular label was “disease” (10%). Those preferring “condition” were older (p
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