. Esmat Jamshidi Koleshtajani; . Rozita Zabihi; . Mehrnaz Azad Yekta
Volume 12, Issue 7 , August 2022, , Pages 1-7
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Infertility is one of the most important challenges in the modern life that can damagethe sexual satisfaction and marital intimacy of couples. The present study was aimed ...
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BACKGROUND: Infertility is one of the most important challenges in the modern life that can damagethe sexual satisfaction and marital intimacy of couples. The present study was aimed to investigatethe effectiveness of reality therapy on sexual satisfaction and marital intimacy of infertile women.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This quasi‑experimental study was conducted with a pretest‑posttestdesign and follow‑up. The statistical population was infertile women who were referred to Imam SajjadShahriyar Hospital in 2019–2020. 15 infertile women selected by purposive sampling and underwentreality therapy (8 sessions of 90 min). Data were collected using index sexual satisfaction (ISS) andmarital intimacy questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using SPSS‑24 software, analysis ofvariance with repeated measures and post hoc Bonferroni test.RESULTS: The results of analysis of variance showed that there was a significant difference betweenthe scores of sexual satisfaction and marital intimacy in posttest and follow‑up stages compared topretest (P < 0.05).CONCLUSIONS: Based on the results, reality therapy can be used as an effective intervention toimprovement sexual satisfaction and marital intimacy of infertile women.
