Clinical trial NCT06337058: Motivational Interviews With Women Experiencing Sexual Dysfunction During Menopause Period
Official title: The Effect of Motivational Interviews With Women Experiencing Sexual Dysfunction During Menopause on Quality of Sexual Life and Self-Efficacy
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Sexual Dysfunction
Keywords: Menopause Period
Motivational Interview
Sexual Dysfunction
Sexual Quality of Life
Midwifery
Lead sponsor: Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-03-29
Enrollment: 164
Sex: FEMALE
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of motivational interviews with women who experience sexual dysfunction during menopause on sexual quality of life and self-efficacy.The population of the study consisted of menopausal women who applied to the gynecology outpatient clinic of Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University Health Practice and Research Hospital. It was calculated as 164 women (82 experimental, 82 control).In data collection, 'Personal Information Form (EK- )', 'Arizona Sexual Experiences Scale (ACYÖ) (EK- )', 'Sexual Quality of Life Scale-Female (SIQQ-F) (EK-)' and 'Sexual Self-Efficacy Scale' (Annex- )' was used.

Detailed description: Aim: This study was conducted to determine the effect of motivational interviewing on sexual quality of life and sexual self-efficacy in menopausal women with sexual dysfunction.

Methods: This randomized controlled study was conducted with 164 menopausal women with sexual dysfunction who applied to the gynecology outpatient clinic of a university hospital in southern Turkey (82 experimental, 82 control). The data were collected using a personal information form, the Arizona Sexual Experiences Scale - Female Version Questionnaire (ASEX-F), the Sexual Quality of Life-Female Questionnaire (SQOL-F) and the Sexual Self-Efficacy Scale (SSES). Menopausal women with sexual dysfunction (with a score of 19 and above on the ASEX-F) who applied to the gynecology outpatient clinic of the relevant hospital were invited to the study.

Before starting the motivational interviews with menopausal women in the experimental group; the PIF, the SQOL-F and the SSES were applied and their pre-test data were obtained. After the pre-test data were obtained, 4 sessions of motivational interviews were conducted with the women, 1 session per week for four weeks. Motivational interviews were completed with face-to-face interviews lasting 20-30 minutes for each woman, and those in the control group did not receive any intervention.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Being able to read and write,
* Ability to communicate
* Being sexually active,
* Having entered menopause in the last 3 years,
* Having entered menopause naturally,
* Diagnosis of sexual dysfunction according to the Arizona Sexual Experiences Scale (total score ≥19).

Exclusion Criteria:

* Having any diagnosed psychiatric illness,
* Having entered menopause surgically,
* Being on hormone replacement therapy

Primary outcomes:
measure: Arizona Sexual Experiences Scale - Female Version Questionnaire (ASEX-F)
timeFrame: 1 day At the first interview, the Arizona Sexual Experiences Scale - Female Version Survey (ASEX-F) was administered to menopausal women in both groups as a pretest.
measure: Arizona Sexual Experiences Scale - Female Version Questionnaire (ASEX-F)
timeFrame: Four week after the first interview, the Arizona Sexual Experiences Scale - Female Version Survey (ASEX-F) was applied to all menopausal women in all two groups as a posttest
measure: Sexual Quality of Life-Female Questionnaire (SQOL-F)
timeFrame: 1 day At the first interview, the Sexual Quality of Life-Female Questionnaire (SQOL-F) was administered to menopausal women in both groups as a pretest.
measure: Sexual Quality of Life-Female Questionnaire (SQOL-F)
timeFrame: Four week after the first interview, the Sexual Quality of Life-Female Questionnaire (SQOL-F) was applied to all menopausal women in all two groups as a posttest
measure: Sexual Self-Efficacy Scale (SSES)
timeFrame: 1 day At the first interview, the Sexual Self-Efficacy Scale (SSES) was administered to menopausal women in both groups as a pretest.
measure: Sexual Self-Efficacy Scale (SSES)
timeFrame: Four week after the first interview, the Sexual Self-Efficacy Scale (SSES) was applied to all menopausal women in all two groups as a posttest
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Locations:
city: Kahramanmaraş
country: Turkey
facility: Kahramanmaras Sutçu Imam University
Study officials:
affiliation: Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
name: Hülya KAMALAK, Phd
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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