Investigating the effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Hypnotherapy on the Sexual Function of Married Women of Reproductive Age in Sabzervar County in 2021-2022

Zainab al-Sadat  Alavizadeh; Maryam  Farjamfar; Shahrabano  Goli; Omid  Garkaz; Sahar  Paryab; Mahbobeh  Pourheidari; Mehdi  Fathi

doi:10.18502/ijre.v21i1.19495

Zainab al-Sadat Alavizadeh Student Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
Maryam Farjamfar School of Medicine, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
Shahrabano Goli Department of Epidemiology, School of Health, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
Omid Garkaz Department of Epidemiology, School of Health, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
Sahar Paryab Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
Mahbobeh Pourheidari Sexual Health and Fertility Research Center, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
Mehdi Fathi Associate Professor of Anesthesia, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/ijre.v21i1.19495

Keywords: Sleep therapy, Behavior, Performance, Women

Abstract

Background and Objectives: Healthy sexual relations, as one of the basic components of human life, are one of the signs of physical and mental health that have a significant impact on the quality of individual and marital life.

The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral sleep therapy on the sexual function of married women of reproductive age in Sabzevar city in 2021-2022.

Methods: This study was conducted as a simple randomized clinical trial before and after intervention and one-month follow-up with intervention and control groups. The sample included 70 eligible women. The intervention group (N = 35) received four individual counseling sessions of cognitive-behavioral hypnotherapy, while the control group (N = 35) received no intervention. The research tool included a demographic questionnaire, Hypnotic Induced Profile (HIP), and Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). Data were analyzed using SPSS version 22 software.

Results: Based on the results of sexual function, there was a significant difference between the intervention and control groups after cognitive behavioral hypnotherapy intervention (p<0.001) and one month after the intervention (p<0.001). The analysis of the components of sexual function (sexual desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction, and pain) indicated that all components except for pain and satisfaction had significant differences between the intervention and control groups after the intervention and follow-up. The satisfaction component had a significant difference just one month after the intervention (p=0.010).

Conclusion: Cognitive behavioral sleep therapy counseling is efficacious in improving women's sexual function and most of its components. This approach is recommended to be used to enhance women's sexual function. Additionally, conducting more comprehensive studies can be beneficial.