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
- 1
- 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.
研究组 & 干预措施
Intervention
Progressive muscle relaxation techniques were explained to the women from the couples assigned to the Intervention Group by a researcher. In addition to relaxation exercises, deep breathing movements were also explained to the women and progressive muscle relaxation exercises and breathing exercises were performed together. The importance of the exercises and how to do them were explained to the women for about 30 minutes by the researcher and then demonstrated practically for 30 minutes. Each progressive muscle relaxation exercise session lasted approximately 20-25 minutes. The women in the intervention group continued the exercises at home three times a week for four weeks. The women in the intervention group were telephoned once a week by the researcher to provide reminders and counseling regarding the study
干预措施: Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises (Behavioral)
Control
The study was announced on social media and online to identify women and men who met the sample selection criteria. Couples who scored between 20-40 on the New Sexual Satisfaction Scale for women and 11 or higher on the Arizona Sexual Life Scale for men and women were randomized into two groups. A data collection form was applied to the couples included in the sample.
The Control Group was followed up by continuing the daily routine. At the end of two and four weeks, the New Sexual Satisfaction Scale and Arizona Sexual Life Scale were administered to all women and their partners.
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)