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The study will be conducted in two groups as counseling and control. Participants will be approached at the Public Education Center. After postmenopausal women are evaluated according to eligibility criteria, those who are eligible will be informed about the research and written informed consent will be obtained from those who agree. Random assignment of women to the study groups will be carried out using randomization.
This study aimed to determine the effects of sexual counseling based on the EX-PLISSIT model on sexual quality of life, sexual satisfaction, and perceptions of sexuality in postmenopausal women.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Counseling Group | Experimental |
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| Control Group | No Intervention |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| EX-PLISSIT Model-Based Sexual Counseling | Other | Women in the experimental group will receive sexual counseling based on the EX-PLISSIT model. The steps to be followed in accordance with this model are as follows: Session 1 Permission Limited Information Specific Suggestions IT - Intensive Therapy Session 2 At the beginning of the interview, the data collection forms will be re-administered, and the homework assigned in the first session will be discussed. The information needed by the woman, in line with her questions, will be provided within the steps of the EX-PLISSIT model: permission, limited information, specific suggestions, and, if necessary, intensive therapy. At the end of the second session, the women will be given an appointment for the final assessment to be conducted two months later. Session 3 At the beginning of the interview, the data collection forms will be administered for the last time, the woman's questions (if any) will be answered, and the session will be concluded. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in Sexual Life Quality | The scale is easy to apply, 6-point Likert type, which individuals can answer on their own, and consists of 18 items. Each item is expected to be answered considering the sexual life in the last four weeks. Each item of the scale is scored between 1 and 6. The items of the scale are scored as "I totally agree"=1, "I strongly agree"=2, "I partially agree"=3, "I partially disagree"=4, "I strongly disagree"=5, "I strongly disagree"=6 and 1 Questions 5, 9, 13 and 18 are reverse coded. The range of points that can be obtained from the scale is between 18-108. | Baseline, 1 month later and 3 months later |
| Change in sexual satisfaction | VAS is a 10-cm-long measurement tool. The left end of the scale reads "I am not satisfied at all" and the right end reads "very satisfied". A high score on the scale indicated a high level of satisfied and a score of 0 pointed to no satisfied. | Baseline, 1 month later and 3 months later |
| Change in sexuality perception | Sexuality Perception Scale in Menopause The 12-item, 5-point Likert-type scale consists of two subdimensions: Perceptions Restricting Sexuality and Perceptions Related to the Continuation of Sexual Life. The minimum possible score on the scale is 12, and the maximum score is 60. Higher scores indicate more positive perceptions regarding sexuality during menopause. | Baseline, 1 month later and 3 months later |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Akdagmadeni Public Education Center | Yozgat | 66300 | Turkey (Türkiye) |
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