Sexual Functions and Marital Adjustment for Spouses in Menopause

The Effect of Menopause on the Sexual Functions and Marital Adjustment of the Spouses

Objective: This study was conducted as a cross-sectional descriptive study in order to determine the effect of menopause on the SFs and marital adjustment of the spouses.

Objective: This study was conducted as a cross-sectional descriptive study in order to determine the effect of menopause on the SFs and marital adjustment of the spouses.

Materials and Methods: The sample of the study consisted of a total of 254 people, 127 of whom were postmenopausal women and their spouses. The data were collected with The Descriptive Information Form (DIF), The Female Sexual Function Scale (FSFS) and the Arizona Sexual Experiences Scale (ASES), The Marital Adjustment Scale (MAS). T test was used for two-group comparison of parametric data, Mann Whitney U test was used for two-group comparison of non-parametric data, and Kruskal Wallis Test was used for non-parametric data comparison of more than two groups. In addition, the relationship between the mean scores of FSFS, ASES and MAS was evaluated with Spearman's rho Correlation analysis.

Inclusion Criteria:

• The sample of the study consisted of women aged between 45-65,
• who were aged between 45-65,
• had at least 1 year of menopause,
• had no communication barriers,
• volunteered to participate in the research, -lived in the same house with their spouses, -
• had sexual activity in the last four weeks,
• selected using the simple random sampling method.

Exclusion Criteria:

• have diabetes,
• have hypertension,
• have depression