Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

Effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction program on sexual performance of women with primary infertility

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Farzaneh Hosseini 1
Hakime Aghae 2
Shahnaz Nouhi 3
Seyed Mosa Tabatabaee 4
1 PhD student in Psychology, Shahrood Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrood, Iran.
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Shahrood Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrood, Iran. (Corresponding Author)
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Shahrood Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrood, Iran.
4 Department of Cognitive sciences, faculty of psychology and educational sciences, Semnan university, Semnan, Iran
10.22038/mjms.2024.24848
Abstract
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a stress reduction program based on mindfulness on depression, anxiety and sexual satisfaction in women with primary infertility.
Methods: This study was semi-experimental. The statistical population of all women with primary infertility who were in the infertility and IVF department of Ayatollah Taleghani Hospital in Tehran in the months of October to January 2014. 30 women with primary infertility were selected using available sampling method. Then they were randomly assigned to the experimental group (under the mindfulness-based stress reduction program) (n=15) and the control group (n=15). Snell and Fisher-Walters (1993) Standardized Sexual Issues Questionnaire (MSQ) data collection tools were collected in three baseline stages, after intervention and three-month follow-up. Data analysis was done using the method of analysis of variance with repeated measurements of multiple variables.
Results: The findings showed that in the group under the mindfulness-based stress reduction program, the average score of sexual anxiety and sexual depression as well as sexual satisfaction in the experimental group significantly decreased and increased compared to the control group (p ≥ 0/001).
Conclusion: The results of this research showed that the stress reduction program based on mindfulness can be effective in improving sexual anxiety and depression as well as sexual satisfaction in women with primary infertility.
Keywords
Sexual Performance
Mindfulness
Women With Primary Infertility
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Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences
Volume 67, Issue 2
March and April 2024
Pages 649-660