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The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (Act) on Sexual Self-Efficacy and Sexual Quality of Life in Reproductive-Age Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial Publisher Pubmed



Enjezab B1 ; Rejaezadeh M2 ; Bokaie M1 ; Salimi H3
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  1. 1. Research Center for Nursing and Midwifery Care, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
  2. 2. Collage of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Source: Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy Published:2021


Abstract

Acceptance and commitment therapy is one of the approaches in improving sexual problems. This study aimed to investigate the effect of acceptance and commitment group counseling on sexual self-efficacy and sexual quality of life in reproductive-age women. This study was conducted on 58 women referred to selected clinics in IRAN who were randomly divided into the experimental (N = 29) and the control group (N = 29). The experimental group received eight sessions of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). The data was collected by sexual self-efficacy and sexual quality of life questionnaire before, after, and one month after the intervention. In the intervention group, the average score of sexual self-efficacy and sexual quality of life was significantly higher than the control group after the intervention (8th week) and follow-up period (12th week)(P > 0.005). It seems that counseling based on the ACT is effective in promoting sexual self-efficacy and the sexual quality of life of reproductive-age women. © 2021 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
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