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

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

Detailed Description
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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.

Official Title
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Effect of Psychosexual Caring Program on Sexual Well-being of Infertile Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Conditions
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Sexuality, Nursing Caries, Infertility, Female

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Psychosexual care


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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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
Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Interventional Model Description: Randomized controlled double-blind trial
Masking: Double


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Psychosexual care<br>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. | Other: Psychosexual care<br>* 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.The psychosexual caring program includes psycho-education and sexual counseling.<br>|
| No Intervention: Standard care<br>Standard care includes the information given by the nurse about the treatment methods to be applied once. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| change of sexual function | 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. | 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. | 
| change of sexual satisfaction | 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. | 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. . | 
| change of sexual esteem | 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. | 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. | 
| change of sexual self-efficacy | 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. | 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. | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| change of sense of coherence | 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. | 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. | 
| change of depression | 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. | 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 . | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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psychoeducation program, infertile women, sexual health, sexual well-being, nursing care