The effect of sex education on patients and their spouses satisfaction after myocardial infarction

Background & Objective: Myocardial infarction is one of the most common coronary artery diseases. One of the educational needs of patients, is how to perform sexual activities. Unfortunately, this issue is not being taught to patients, leading to problems in patients and their partners. This study was aimed to determine the effect of sex education on patients and their spouses› satisfaction after myocardial infarction. Method: This Quasi-experimental, non-randomized study was performed on ۶۰ patients with myocardial infarction and their spouses in the city of Yazd whom were divided into two groups of experimental and control (۶۰ in each group),in the year ۱۳۹۲. The main method of this study was the education and preparation of nurses and then educating patients by trained nurses and to assess sexual satisfaction based on the standard Larson›s questionnaire. The data were then statistically analyzed using SPSS version ۱۶ using paired, independent t-test. Results: The average sexual satisfaction of patients in the experimental group before the intervention was ۸۱.۹۳ ± ۱۲.۴۷ and after the intervention ۸۲.۵۰ ± ۱۲.۵۷ While in the control group before the intervention the average satisfaction was ۸۳.۱۰ ± ۱۷.۳۶ and after ۶ weeks ۷۵.۳۰ ± ۱۵.۴۲. Also the mean sexual satisfaction of partners in the test group before and after the intervention was ۸۱.۳۰ ± ۱۲.۴۷ and ۸۲.۰۷ ± ۱۲.۲۸ respectively. In the control group before the intervention, the average score was ۸۲.۵۰ ± ۱۷.۲۱ and after intervention it was ۷۴.۵۷ ± ۱۵.۳۰. There was significant difference between patients and spouses› sexual satisfaction scores in the experimental and control groups before and after the intervention (P=۰.۰۰۱). Conclusion: Sex education increased the sexual satisfaction among the tested group. Therefore, it is suggested to include programs in order to prepare nurses in terms of sex education of patients and their spouses in cardiac intensive wards.

کلیدواژه ها:

Myocardial Infarction ، Satisfaction ، Sex Education ، سکته قلبی ، رضایت مندی ، آموزش جنسی