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Evaluation of Quality of Life Therapy Effectiveness in Contrast to Psycho-Sexual Education on Sexual Self-Concept of Iranian Women

(2016) Evaluation of Quality of Life Therapy Effectiveness in Contrast to Psycho-Sexual Education on Sexual Self-Concept of Iranian Women. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal. p. 7. ISSN 2074-1804

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Abstract

Background: Quality-of-life therapy (QOLT) is an integrative psychotherapy that was formed by adding positive psychology concepts to cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT). Objectives: The aim of the current study was to evaluate the efficacy of QOLT on the sexual self-concept of Iranian women. Patients and Methods: A double-blind randomized experimental study was done from February 201110 January 2012. The study subjects were recruited from a mental health nongovernmental organization in Isfahan, Iran. They were assigned randomly to two groups. The first group was under ten sessions of QOLT, and the second, as a control group, was under psycho-sexual education (PSE). General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28), the Multidimentional Sexual Self-Concept Questionnaire, and the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) were completed for participants before and after the intervention. The ANCOVA model was used for analysis. Results: The findings revealed no significant differences between the two groups in mental health (GHQ-28 scores) and female sexual dysfunction, but sexual self-concept changed. Two subscales of sexual self-concept, sexual monitoring (QOLTgroup = 6.3 +/- 2.7vs PSE group = 4.7 +/- 3.1 P < 0.05) and sexual-problem management (QOLT group = 15.4 +/- 3.8 vs PSE group = 13.7 +/- 3.9 P < 0.05), increased significantly during QOLT. Conclusions: QOLT did not impact mental health, but it could change many dimensions of sexual self-concept.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: Quality of Life Psychology Well-Being Sexuality Self-Concept transplantation intervention General & Internal Medicine
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Page Range: p. 7
Journal or Publication Title: Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal
Journal Index: ISI
Volume: 18
Number: 3
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.5812/ircmj.22424
ISSN: 2074-1804
Depositing User: مهندس مهدی شریفی
URI: http://eprints.bmsu.ac.ir/id/eprint/5082

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