Sampling
Depression, Anxiety, PCOS, infertility
POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME (PCOS)
The sampling was started after the approval of the Ethics committee of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (IR.TBZED.REC.1400.229) and registration in Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (IRCT20110826007418N7). The researcher was referred to the gynecology & infertility clinic of Al-Zahra Hospital and given the list of women with PCOS. She contacted them and briefly explained the goals and method of the research. They were assessed based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Eligible and willing women were invited to attend the clinic at a specific time. The goals and methods were fully explained at the meeting then a written consent form was signed by the ones willing to participate in the study. The questionnaires of Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) were completed. Women who scored 35–65 on STAI and above 20 on BDI were included. Then the questionnaires of socio-demographic characteristics and quality of life for women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOSQ) were completed. Women scored 65 or higher on STAI were referred to a psychiatrist.