The Effect of Sexual Health Counseling Based on the BETTER Model on Postpartum Sexual Life Quality: A Randomized Controlled Study
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Behavioral: sexual health counseling based on the BETTER model
- Conditions
- Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- Sponsor
- Lokman Hekim University
- Enrollment
- 60
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- VAS satisfaction scale
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 2 months ago
Overview
Brief Summary
In this study, the investigators wanted to examine the effect of sexual health counseling to women in the postpartum period on the quality of life of the participants.
Investigators
Nurgül ŞİMAL YAVUZ
Lecturer
Lokman Hekim University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Primiparous,
- •Weeks of gestation 37 weeks and over,
- •Who had a singleton pregnancy,
- •Having a sexual partner/partner,
- •Having started sexual intercourse before starting training,
- •Without a diagnosed chronic disease (DM, HT, Heart disease, etc.),
- •Labour week 37 weeks and over
- •18 years or older,
- •Able to speak and understand Turkish,
Exclusion Criteria
- •Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale score of 12 and above,
- •To have received training on sexual health and family planning in a hospital or other health institution other than discharge training,
Arms & Interventions
Behavioral: sexual health counseling based on the BETTER model
Sexual health counseling based on the BETTER model The content of the research will be discussed by face-to-face interviews with women who gave birth vaginally and applied to the hospital for birth control 8-10 weeks after delivery. Pre-evaluation forms will be applied to women who have agreed to participate in the study to evaluate the inclusion criteria. Women who meet the inclusion criteria will be divided into experimental-control groups using the block randomization method. An appointment will be made for interviews with the women in the experimental group. It is planned that these meetings will be held in the form of online video calls and will last an average of 45 minutes. The final tests will be held 8 weeks after the online meetings are over.
Intervention: Behavioral: sexual health counseling based on the BETTER model
Control group: Routine postpartum care
Routine postpartum care Women who gave birth vaginally and applied to the hospital for postpartum controls 8-10 weeks after delivery will be interviewed face-to-face with the women and the content of the research will be mentioned. Pre-evaluation forms will be applied to the women who accepted to participate in the study to evaluate the inclusion criteria. Women who meet the inclusion criteria will be divided into experimental-control groups using the block randomization method. Women in the control group will receive routine postpartum care administered in the hospital. Women in the control group will receive routine postpartum care administered in the hospital. Post-tests will be administered 8 weeks after the first interview.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
VAS satisfaction scale
Time Frame: 8 week
Women's satisfaction with sexual life will be evaluated with the visual analog scale (VAS). It shows that women who score high on the scale, which is scored between 0 (very dissatisfied) and 10 (very satisfied), also have high sexual satisfaction.
Postpartum Sexual Life Quality Scale
Time Frame: 8 week
The scale is still under development.
Arizona Sexual Experiences Scale
Time Frame: 8 week
The Arizona Sexual Experiences Scale (ASEX) is a 6-point Likert-type self-report scale and consists of 5 questions. This form reveals the capacity to reach orgasm, the feeling of satisfaction, vaginal wetness, arousal and sexual drive. Each question is scored from 1 to 6. The total score ranges from 5 to 30. Low scores indicate that the sexual response is satisfactory, strong and easy, while high scores indicate the presence of sexual dysfunction. The total scale score is formed by the sum of the scores of the scale items in the scale. The cut-off point of the scale was determined as 11. A score of 5 or more for each item indicates that there is a sexual dysfunction related to that item.