Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences
The Official Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
The effect of a education-counseling program based on temperament in Iranian traditional medicine on sexual dysfunction in diabetic women
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Abstract
Context: Temperament (Mizaj) as an individual factor plays an important role in physical, mental, and sexual features.
Aims: This study aims to investigate the effect of an educational program based on the temperament in Iranian traditional medicine (ITM) on sexual dysfunction in diabetic women.
Settings and Design: This was a randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted on 30 women with diabetes referring diabetes care centers affiliated to Imam Khomeini Hospital in the city of Sari, Iran, 2021.
Materials and Methods: The participants were assigned into intervention and control groups by simple randomization. The intervention group received a healthy lifestyle educational program based on the type of temperament in four group education sessions. The tools of Sociodemographic Medical Characteristics, Mizaj Identification Questionnaire and Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) were used in the study.
Statistical Analysis Used: Data analysis was performed employing descriptive statistics and statistical tests including Chi square, Kolmogorov–Smirnov, repeated measures analysis of variance, independent t-test, and paired t-test.
Results: Significant differences were observed in the total score of sexual function and all the FSFI domains except lubrication between the two groups (P=0.085).
Conclusion: An educational program based on mizaj in ITM can be an appropriate approach to improve the sexual function in diabetic women.
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