Patient Experiences of Failed IVF-ET Treatment: A Qualitative Study from Kunming, China

Supplementary file 1 contains qualitative interview data from a study exploring the treatment experiences of patients with failed in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET). The dataset includes transcripts from 15 patients interviewed between November 2024 and January 2025 at a tertiary hospital in Kunming, Yunnan Province. The data was analyzed using Colaizzi's seven-step method and is shared by Yingkang Zhao under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyzing patient-reported physical and psychological distress themes based on the microsystem level data.
• Studying the economic and familial challenges faced by patients based on the mesosystem level themes.
• Evaluating the perceived adequacy of external support systems, including medical and policy support, based on the macrosystem level themes.
• Training natural language processing models for thematic analysis of patient interview transcripts in clinical settings.

Strengths

• Interview data from 15 distinct patients provides multiple perspectives.
• Analysis is structured using a recognized theoretical framework (Social-Ecological Systems Theory).
• Data collection followed a defined phenomenological qualitative approach and Colaizzi's analysis method.

Limitations

• The dataset is small in scale at 16.3 KB, containing a limited number of interviews.
• Row and column-level metadata is unknown; data structure must be inferred after download.
• Data reflects the experiences of patients from a single hospital in Kunming, China, which may limit generalizability.

Provenance

Source

Yingkang Zhao, via figshare.

Collection Method

Purposive sampling and semi-structured interviews with patients at a tertiary hospital.

Time Range

Interviews conducted from November 2024 to January 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 05:28:31.

Geography

Kunming, Yunnan Province, China.