Effect of Psychosexual Caring Program on Sexual Well-being of Infertile Women

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Nursing Caries; Sexuality; Infertility, Female
• Interventions: Other: Psychosexual care

• Registration Number: NCT04612959
• Lead Sponsor: Akdeniz University

Brief Summary

The present study aims to examine the effect of the psychosexual caring program on the sexual well-being of infertile women.

Detailed Description

The study will be conducted with 70 infertile women. The intervention group (n = 35) will consist of infertile women who receive a psychosexual caring program, and the control group will consist of infertile women who receive standard care. Standard care includes the information given by the nurse about the treatment methods to be applied once. A total of 4 interviews will be held in the intervention group. In the first interviews, pre-test data will be taken. The psychosexual caring program will be conducted online as a group intervention. The psychosexual caring program includes interventions to promote body awareness, the meaning of sexuality, and marital relationships by gaining communication skills, sexual communication, body knowledge, information about sexual health, and its dimensions. After online interviews with groups, data will be collected for primary and secondary outcomes.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-06-11
• Study First Submitted: 2020-10-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-11-02
• Study First Posted: 2020-11-03
• Primary Completion: 2020-11-15
• Study Completion: 2020-11-15
• Status Verified: 2021-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-02-10
• Last Update Posted: 2021-02-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

• Having been diagnosed with primary infertility as a result of gynecological evaluation made by experts,
• Planning an assisted reproductive treatment method for women,
• Being active in terms of sexual intercourse,
• Being able to read and write in Turkish,
• Volunteering to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

• Having any known illness related to sexual dysfunction (diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, kidney failure and autoimmune and rheumatic diseases),
• Having a psychiatric diagnosis, •Not having computer or mobile phone and internet access

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Psychosexual care	Psychosexual care	The psychosexual caring program will be conducted online psychoeducation as a group intervention. The program includes four sessions with home assignments and home readings papers.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
change of sexual esteem	Data will be collected two times as pre-intervention and immediately post-intervention. After that, change from baseline sexual satisfaction at 4 weeks will be assessed.	Sexual esteem of infertile women will be measured by The Multidimensional Sexuality Questionnaire-Sexual esteem subscale. Outcome will be assessed based on change of sexual esteem from baseline at 4 weeks.
change of sexual function	Data will be collected two times as pre-intervention and immediately post-intervention. After that, change from baseline sexual function at 4 weeks will be assessed.	Sexual function level of infertile women will be measured by The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). Outcome will be assessed based on change of sexual function from baseline at 4 weeks.
change of sexual satisfaction	Data will be collected two times as pre-intervention and immediately post-intervention. After that, change from baseline sexual satisfaction at 4 weeks will be assessed. .	Sexual satisfaction of infertile women will be determined by using The Sexual Satisfaction Scale for Women. Outcome will be assessed based on change of sexual satisfaction from baseline at 4 weeks.
change of sexual self-efficacy	Data will be collected two times as pre-intervention and immediately post-intervention. After that, change from baseline sexual satisfaction at 4 weeks will be assesed.	Sexual self-efficacy of infertile women will be measured by Sexual Self-Efficacy Scale.Outcome will be assessed based on change of sexual self-efficacy from baseline at 4 weeks.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
change of sense of coherence	Data will be collected two times as pre-intervention and immediately post-intervention. After that, change from baseline sense of coherence at 4 weeks will be assessed.	Sense of coherence of infertile women will be determined by Sense of Coherence Scale.Outcome will be assessed based on change of sense of coherence from baseline at 4 weeks.
change of depression	Data will be collected two times as pre-intervention and immediately post-intervention. After that, change from baseline depression at 4 weeks will be assessed .	Depression level of infertile women will be measured by Beck Depression scale.Outcome will be assessed based on change of depression from baseline at 4 weeks.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Akdeniz University; 🇹🇷 Antalya, Turkey