Condition 1: Marital Satisfaction. Condition 2: Sexual Knowledge and Attitude. Condition 3: Marital Adjustment. Condition 4: Intimacy. Condition 5: Sexual Disclosure. Condition 6: Female Sexual Function. Condition 7: Male Sexual function. Condition 8: Female Sexual Desire. Condition 9: Male Sexual Desire.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: For the experimental group, integration of Masters and Johnson Sex Therapy and Emotional Focused Therapy for Couples treatments were held for 10 sessions. Treatment
Sponsors
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 55 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 18-55 years old for men 18 years old until premenopausal for women Having criteria (SIAD) for women and (HSDD) for men according to DSM-V criteria Moderate and lower sexual desire by the Halbert Questionnaire for men (score 50 and below) Moderate or less sexual desire or arousal by the Female Sexual Function Index (score less than 3.4 for sexual arousal or score less than 3.3 for libido, or both) Interested in attending therapy sessions At least one year of living together as a permanent marriage Ability to write and read Couple age difference less than or equal to 10 years Duration of marriage between one to 30 years 6 months since the last pregnancy
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: History of acute and chronic physical illness Major psychiatric or psychological illnesses that interfere with treatment Using drugs that affect sexual function History of substance abuse or physical aggression Attending Emotional Focused Therapy for couples or Masters and Johnson sex therapy before studying History of infertility Using oral contraception pills Pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Marital Satisfaction of Couples. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately and 8 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Scale.;Sexual Knowledge and Attitude of Couples. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately and 8 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Sexual Knowledge and Attitude Scale (SKAS).;Marital Adjustment of Couples. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately and 8 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS).;Marital Intimacy of Couples. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately and 8 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Marital Intimacy Needs Questionnaire.;Spouses Sexual Disclosure. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately and 8 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Spouses Sexual Disclosure Scale.;Female Sexual Function. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately and 8 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI).;Male Sexual Function. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately and 8 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF).;Female Sexual Desire. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately and 8 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI).;Male Sexual Desire. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately and 8 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Hurlbert Index of Sexual Desire (HISD). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactDr. Raziyeh Maasoumi
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed