The Effect of Mindfulness-based Sexual Counseling on Sexual Distress in Pregnant Women

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

134 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-08-21

Study Completion Date

2020-12-30

Brief Summary

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The study was conducted in order to determine the effect of mindfulness-based sexual counseling on sexual distress, attitude towards sexuality and body image concerns in pregnant women. The research was planned in a randomized controlled experimental design.The sample consisted of the pregnant women who applied to the pregnant class at the time of the study and met the inclusion criteria. Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised, Attitude towards Sexuality in Pregnancy Scale, Body Image Concerns During Pregnancy Scale were used. In the study, the pregnant women in the experimental group were given mindfulness-based sexual counseling by the researcher. Mindfulness-based sexual counseling was planned as 2 sessions per week for 4 weeks, in total 8 sessions. Each session lasted 30-40 minutes on average. First of all, Pregnancy Introduction Form, Attitude towards Sexuality in Pregnancy Scale, Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised and Body Image Concerns in Pregnancy Scale were applied to the pregnant women in the experimental and control groups. The experimental group was given mindfulness-based sexual counseling for 4 weeks by the researcher. At the end of the mindfulness-based sexual counseling, the experimental group and the control group at the same time, were applied to the experimental group and the control group at the same time, the Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised, Attitude towards Sexuality in Pregnancy Scale, and the Body Image Worries During Pregnancy Scale.

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Detailed Description

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The research was planned in a randomized controlled experimental design.The sample consisted of the pregnant women who applied to the pregnant class at the time of the study and met the inclusion criteria. In the power analysis used to determine the sample size, the 5% error level, the 95% confidence interval at the bilateral significance level, the 80% ability to represent the universe and the sexual distress mean score of 31.3 (standard deviation 10.9) in women. Assuming that 67 pregnant women were calculated for each group (67 experiments, 67 controls). Pregnancy Identification Form, Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised, Attitude towards Sexuality in Pregnancy Scale, Body Image Concerns During Pregnancy Scale were used. In the study, the pregnant women in the experimental group were given mindfulness-based sexual counseling by the researcher. Mindfulness-based sexual counseling was planned as 2 sessions per week for 4 weeks, in total 8 sessions. Each session lasted 30-40 minutes on average. First of all, Pregnancy Introduction Form, Attitude towards Sexuality in Pregnancy Scale, Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised and Body Image Concerns in Pregnancy Scale were applied to the pregnant women in the experimental and control groups. The experimental group was given mindfulness-based sexual counseling for 4 weeks by the researcher. At the end of the mindfulness-based sexual counseling, the experimental group and the control group at the same time, were applied to the experimental group and the control group at the same time, the Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised, Attitude towards Sexuality in Pregnancy Scale, and the Body Image Worries During Pregnancy Scale.

Conditions

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Counseling

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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MBSC group

counseling group

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

mindfulness-based sexual counseling

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness-based sexual counseling was planned as 2 sessions per week for 4 weeks, in total 8 sessions. Each session lasted 30-40 minutes on average. The sessions were carried out individually by determining the appropriate days of pregnant women in the pregnancy class.In the study, the meditation techniques of the Mindfulness Therapy constituted the backbone/framework of the psychoeducation program. Body and breath, body scanning, mindfulness movement and three-minute respiration techniques were practiced during the psychoeducation program, practically every session in accordance with the researchers' directives.

Control group

standard care group

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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mindfulness-based sexual counseling

Mindfulness-based sexual counseling was planned as 2 sessions per week for 4 weeks, in total 8 sessions. Each session lasted 30-40 minutes on average. The sessions were carried out individually by determining the appropriate days of pregnant women in the pregnancy class.In the study, the meditation techniques of the Mindfulness Therapy constituted the backbone/framework of the psychoeducation program. Body and breath, body scanning, mindfulness movement and three-minute respiration techniques were practiced during the psychoeducation program, practically every session in accordance with the researchers' directives.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Communicating,
* Over the age of 18,
* Pregnancy week between 10-28 weeks,
* Scoring 11.5 points and above according to the Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised,