The Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises Applied to Women With Low Sexual Satisfaction on Sexual Satisfaction and Functioning of Women and Their Partners: A Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 120
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Sexual Satisfaction
研究概览
简要总结
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of progressive muscle relaxation exercises on sexual satisfaction and functioning of women and their partners in women with low sexual satisfaction.
Method: The single-blind, randomized controlled study was conducted between April 2023 and January 2024. The sample of the study was women with low sexual satisfaction and their partners were randomized into two groups as intervention and control. Each group consisted of 120 couples, n=60. The women in the intervention group were given progressive muscle relaxation techniques three times a week for four weeks. The results of the study focused on the effect on sexual satisfaction and functioning of men and women.
详细描述
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of progressive muscle relaxation exercises on sexual satisfaction and functioning of women and their partners in women with low sexual satisfaction.
Hypotheses H1: Progressive muscle relaxation techniques increase sexual satisfaction in women with low sexual satisfaction.
H2: Progressive muscle relaxation techniques positively affect sexual function in women with low sexual satisfaction.
H3: Progressive muscle relaxation techniques increase sexual satisfaction of partners in women with low sexual satisfaction.
H4: Progressive muscle relaxation techniques positively affect sexual function of partners in women with low sexual satisfaction.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
盲法说明
The progressive relaxation intervention and follow-up was conducted by the researcher who was not blinded to the interventions (PSI). Randomization was performed by another academic who was not an investigator in the study. In order to avoid bias, the researcher who conducted the intervention did not participate in any step of the pre-test, post-test and statistical evaluation process. Group information was not shared with the statistician who performed the analysis.
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 35 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Women who had active sexual life, were of childbearing age (18-35 years), had the same partner for the last year, had not given birth before, and scored between 20-40 on the New Sexual Satisfaction Scale were included.
排除标准
- •Women and their partners who had chronic gynecological diseases, who were using psychiatric medication for themselves and/or their partners, who were pregnant at the time of the study, who had diagnoses that hindered sexuality such as vaginismus, erectile dysfunction, etc., and who scored below 11 on the Arizona Sexual Life Scale were not included in the study.
结局指标
主要结局
Sexual Satisfaction
时间窗: Pre-intervention, 2nd and 4th weeks after intervention
The scale consists of 20 items. The 5-point Likert-type scale is scored as (1) I am not satisfied at all (2) I am somewhat satisfied (3) I am moderately satisfied (4) I am very satisfied (5) I am extremely satisfied. The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is 20 and the highest score is 100. The scale consists of a self-centered sub-dimension and a partner/ sexual activity-centered sub-dimension. These two subscales represent the New Sexual Satisfaction Scale. The self-centered sub-dimension consists of items 1-10 and the partner/ sexual activity-centered sub-dimension consists of items 11-20. Scoring is calculated by summing the items. A high score on the scale indicates good sexual satisfaction. There are no reverse scored items in the scale.
次要结局
- Sexual Function(Pre-intervention, 2nd and 4th weeks after intervention)