Sexual and marital satisfaction in women with multiple sclerosis after expressive writing intervention. Multiple Sclerosis woman sexual satisfaction marital satisfaction
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention course is designed for one month, and the participants perform self-help writing at home for 4 consecutive weeks, at least one day a week.Participants first start the morning pages in
privacy and patient comfort due to the possibility of movement disorders in these patients. We also ask them to write preferably in a calm environment and at the first opportunity after waking up.
In
Experimental Other,No Intervention No treatment
expressive writing,control
Sponsors
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. literate women 2.At least one year has passed since the diagnosis 3. Do not use psychotropic drugs, alcohol, narcotics, hallucinogens or drugs that affect sexual desire and function in couples according to the patient's statement or recorded in the documents. 4. Do not have a chronic disease other than MS 5. Having sex at least once a month during the last month 6. No pregnancy or breastfeeding 7. No stressful incident from three months before the intervention 8. Access and ability to use social networks such as WhatsApp
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Not to do expressive writing as study protocol at least once a week - Withdrawal from participation in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| sexual satisfaction 0 and 4 weeks Larson sexual Satisfaction Questionnaire,marital satisfaction 0 and 4 weeks ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Scale | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| N/A N/A N/A | — |
Countries
Iran
Contacts
Public ContactLeila Amini
Midwifery Department, Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Irani University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Outcome results
None listed