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Filter by:Aimed to determine the effect of sexual education based on the EX-PLISSIT model on sexual function and sexual satisfaction in women with multiple sclerosis. The present study was a pretest-posttest randomized controlled study. Conducted between June and August 2023 in Turkey. The participants were MS patients who were women 18-49 years old. The intervention (n = 20) and a control group (n = 20). The intervention group received sexual counseling based on the EX-PLISSIT model. The model consists of four levels. The levels are permission, limited information, specific suggestions and intensive therapy. Counseling was presented in six to eight sessions according to the women's sexual problems. The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) and the New Sexual Satisfaction Scale were used to measure the sexual function and sexual satisfaction of the participants. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21. P values below 0.05 were considered statistically significant.
In the study, 84 midwives and nurses working in hospital delivery and puerperal services and family health centers in Adiyaman province constituted the experimental group, and the control group of 84 midwives and nurses working in the delivery room and postpartum services of hospital Child and Gynecology Hospital in Malatya and family health centers', determined by randomization in the study. While the training program for the prevention of obstetric violence consisting of 16 sessions was applied by the researcher to the midwives and nurses in the experimental group, no intervention was applied to the midwives and nurses in the control group. The second phase of the study was conducted with women who received care from the hospital delivery and postpartum services and family health centers in Adiyaman province before and after the training program applied to the midwives and nurses in the experimental group (158 women before the training, 158 after the training). Data were collected with Introductory Information Forms, Caring Behaviors Inventory-30, Communication Skills Scale and Care Satisfaction Evaluation Form.
Bening's Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH), which is closely related to aging, is one of the most common diseases in the world. Although it is not a life-threatening condition, lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are seen in many patients, which disrupts their daily activities, sleep patterns, and quality of life of the patients. Examination of changes in sleep and quality of life after transurethral resection of the prostate (TUR-P) in patients with LUTS due to BPH and planning training according to their needs will positively affect the lives of these patients. It is very important for nurses to provide individual training and counseling by making use of innovative technology to ensure that patients manage the surgical process in a healthy way and cope with possible complications. This thesis study was planned as a three-group randomized controlled experimental study in order to determine the effect of e-mobile training and counseling on quality of life and sleep in patients who underwent TUR-P to manage the operative process and cope with possible complications.
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.
This multi-site study is employing a brief contraception counseling intervention in the Emergency Department (ED) to shed light on factors that affect decision making as well as barriers and facilitators to conception initiation in the Emergency Department (ED) setting. The overarching goal of the study is to reduce unintended pregnancy among females ages 15 to 18 who present to the Emergency Department (ED).
This study is interested in the stress associated with being HIV positive and looking at ways to reduce that stress. Individuals who are HIV positive face a number of nontrivial threats and stressors: the burden of illness, loss of work, stigmatization, and the chance of death. The study investigates the use of self-affirmation to reduce some of these threats and stressors. Self-affirmation may helping people to cope with these threats and stressors by reminding individuals of other valued aspects of themselves, thus reducing the impact, both psychologically and physiologically, of these threats. Experimentally induced affirmations in which individuals are asked to write about values that are important to the self have been shown to reduce physiological stress among healthy student populations (Sherman, Bunyan, Creswell, & Jaremka, 2009). This research will be conducted in collaboration with the global health organizations, PSI who is already providing counseling to those living with HIV on how to reduce the spread of HIV and how to live a healthy life with HIV. These counseling sessions take place at local clinics and hospitals while individuals are waiting to be seen for treatment and are completely voluntary.
Poor dietary intake affects maternal wellbeing, fetal growth, and development. However, many pregnant women in Ethiopia have poor dietary intake. To improve the dietary intake of pregnant women, nutrition education is often given at the community level during a home visit and at the health institution during antenatal care. Yet, there is no evidence on the effect of nutrition education on dietary intake, nutritional status, and birth weight in the study area. Hence, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of guided counseling in improving dietary practice, nutritional status and birth weight of pregnant women. A two-arm parallel cluster randomized community trial was conducted among pregnant women in West Gojjam Zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia from May 2019 to May 2019. Baseline data on dietary practice and nutritional status of pregnant women were collected from May to August 2018 (13weeks). Endline data were collected from October 2018 to May 2019. Guided counseling using the health belief model and theory of planned behavior was given in the intervention arm (11 clusters) for 10 months. Pregnant women were selected using a cluster sampling method. A validated interviewer-administered structured questionnaire was used for collecting data on the study subjects both at the baseline and after the intervention. Data were checked, coded and double entered into Epi-Info version 7.2.2 and exported to SPSS version 23 for statistical analysis. The outcome of the study finding could be useful for health and nutrition policymakers and other concerned bodies in decision making and to design effective intervention strategies to improve dietary practices of pregnant women as a result to prevent malnutrition. 19,553 US dollar was needed to conduct the study.
Objectives: Specific mobility programs can delay the functional decline in people with dementia (PwD) and help to preserve their abilities of daily living. Respite care is a common used short time inpatient service (max. 4 weeks of stay) to support dementia care arrangements. Within the DESKK project, a concept is developed which complements and optimizes dementia-specific respite care through a mobility program and a counseling program. As one part of the DESKK study, it is the aim to develop and implement a time effective and evidence based mobility program for PwD in respite care which can be individually adapted on PwD needs and preferences. It includes a short "homework-program" for caring relatives to facilitate ongoing mobility training of the PwD after returned back home. Methods: A pilot based, quasi-experimental evaluation study is conducted in a specialized respite care facility for PwD. The concept was developed on the basis of a comprehensive literature research, study visits at existing counseling programs as well as expert workshops with practitioners and scientists. To evaluate the implementation process, qualitative data are collected by single und group interviews. Quantitative data are collected using validated instruments to assess mobility and cognitive function of PwD. A mixed methods triangulation approach will be used to aggregate qualitative and quantitative data. Discussion: It is expected that the RC concept will be suitable and understandable for the staff, so that it can be implemented in the RC facility. As a result of the mobility program, the physical abilities of the PwDs should improve. Similar, the burden of the caregivers should be reduced by combined effects of the counselling program and the higher mobility level of the PwD. The whole DESKK concept, including a systematic counseling program for caring relatives, which is not part of this presentation, will be described in form of a practice friendly website to get disseminated into clinical routine after its successful evaluation.
This study evaluates the effectiveness of prenatal counseling when verbal counseling is supplemented with a multi-media mobile application versus a written gestational age handout.
Multiple pregnancies are considered an ART complication. The only effective way to reduce its incidence is to transfer a single embryo. Nonetheless, there is some reluctance among the patients to accept this strategy. In IVF/ICSI programs, it has been demonstrated that, after receiving the information about the similar cumulative live birth rate after single embryo transfer (SET) and double embryo transfer (DET) and the obstetric and perinatal risks of multiple pregnancy, a significant number of patients opt for SET. Up to date, no comparable studies have been published in oocyte recipients. The aim of this study is to evaluate if the information given to the patients influence their preference on the number of embryos to be transferred. It also seeks to identify factors which determine the initial preference and factors which can explain a hypothetic change in this preference.