The effect of relationship enrichment training on marital intimacy infertile couples with domestic violence

Background: : Support for infertile couples and offering them training programs are part of the health reform plan. Considering that infertility causes problems in the marital relationships of infertile couples, the current study was conducted to determine the effect of relationship enrichment training on marital intimacy of infertile couples with domestic violence.Methods: This is a semi experimental study with pre and post-test on 36 infertile couples with domestic violence referred to the infertility center of Sari in 2015. in the two groups was performed. The couples were randomly divided to control groups and experimental groups. Domestic violence screening was performed with a standard questionnaire conflict tactic scales (CTS) among infertile couples. Data was collected by marital intimacy questionnaire, and was completed by both groups before, immediately and after two months after intervention. The validity and reliability of both questionnaires have already been approved in internal studies. The intervention consisted of seven 90-minute training sessions and was conducted by a graduate student of Midwifery counselling. Data were analyzed using SPSS software (version 20).Result: Intervention improved the mean score of marital intimacy (PConclusion: : Relationship enrichment increased the marital intimacy, therefore using the relationship enrichment training workshops is recommended. Although mean score of psychological dimension was not statistically significant, it increased after intervention. Furthermore, other dimensions indicated significantly improvement in post-test.

کلیدواژه ها:

Domestic violence ، Infertility ، Marital intimacy ، Enrich relationships