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The effect of a education-counseling program based on temperament in Iranian traditional medicine on sexual dysfunction in diabetic women

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Somaye Karimi‑Valoujaei1, Zahra KashiZahra Kashi ORCID2, Seyede‑Sedigheh Yousefi3, Hamid Sharif Nia4, Soghra Khani5,*
1Student Research Committee, Nursing and Midwifery School, Mazandaran University of Medical Science, Sari, Iran
2Diabetes Research Center, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
3Traditional Medicine and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
4Department of Nursing, Amol Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Addiction Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Science, Sari, Iran
5Sexual and Reproductive Health Research Center, Nursing and Midwifery School, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Corresponding author: Sexual and Reproductive Health Research Center, Nursing and Midwifery School, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. E‑mail: Email: s.khani@mazums.ac.ir

Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences:Vol. 9, issue 4; 264-272
Published online:Dec 14, 2022
Article type:Research Article
Received:Apr 07, 2021
Accepted:Aug 13, 2022
How to Cite:Karimi‑Valoujaei S, Kashi Z, Yousefi S, Sharif Nia H, Khani S. The effect of a education-counseling program based on temperament in Iranian traditional medicine on sexual dysfunction in diabetic women. J Nurs Midwifery Sci. 2022;9(4):e134536. doi: https://doi.org/10.4103/jnms.jnms_53_21

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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