Strategies to meet marital intimacy needs in women infected with coronavirus ۲۰۱۹: A framework qualitative content analysis research

Background: Separating women with the coronavirus ۲۰۱۹ from family can affect marital life. Considering psychological more vulnerability of women for anxiety and depression disorders, these women may experience more stress due to the loss of work at this time or special reproductive health conditions such as pregnancy, having a baby, or other medical conditions. Objective: Considering limited number of qualitative studies on the need for marital intimacy, this study was conducted to meet marital intimacy needs in women with coronavirus ۲۰۱۹. Materials and Methods: Framework qualitative content analysis was conducted through participation of ۱۳ key informants (sex therapist, couple therapist, psychologist, and midwifery counselor) and ۱۸ infected women from Yazd, Iran in July ۲۰۲۰ who were selected purposefully and interviewed through the semi-structured in-depth interviews. Results: ۳ main categories were: ۱) mutual resilience (subcategories: ۱. coping strategies; ۲. value of marital life; ۳. compassionate conflict resolving). ۲) skillful relationship (subcategories: ۱. assertiveness in sexual expression; ۲. self-efficacy in the distance physical connectivity). ۳) synergy (subcategories: ۱. reframing spirituality closeness; ۲. empowering aesthetic creativity; ۳. management of family function, and ۴. prioritizing). Conclusion: Findings revealed sex and couple therapists, health providers, and policymakers should emphasize on using new forms of digital communication in these couples. Teaching skills which increase partners’ creativity and empathy, enable women to fulfill their mental, sexual and reproductive health needs, and lead to more partners responsibility and loyalty, and maintenance of family function. In times of crisis, counseling should be considered in women treatment programs and care guidelines.

کلیدواژه ها:

Counseling ، Intimacy ، Qualitative research ، Sexual health ، Women. ، مشاوره ، صمیمیت ، پژوهش کیفی ، سلامت جنسی ، زنان.