ArticleInternational journal of reproductive biomedicine2021
The effect of sexual counseling on depression, anxiety, stress, sexual knowledge and sexual quality of life in men who have undergone invasive coronary interventions: An RCT.
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- Preliminary identification of psychometric cut-off points for the SQoL-CHD: a cross-sectional study based on LPA and ROC analyses in a Chinese clinical sample.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Sexual Rehabilitation Interventions for Patients with Cardiovascular Disease: A Scoping Review.Patient preference and adherence · 2026Review
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Abstract
backgroundSexual dysfunctions are common in men with ischemic heart disease, especially in men undergoing therapeutic interventions.
objectiveThis study intended to assess the effect of counseling on depression, anxiety, stress, sexual knowledge and sexual quality of life in men after invasive coronary interventions in the post catheterization department of Kashan Shahid Beheshti Hospital during 2018. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe study population consisted of 54 male participants who had undergone an invasive coronary intervention. The intervention group received counseling and the control group underwent the standard ward routine. Data were collected using the depression anxiety stress scales, Abraham's sexual quality of life, and the Yi-Hung Sexual Knowledge questionnaires before discharge and also two months later.
resultsWithin two months, the intervention group's mean score of sexual knowledge significantly increased, compared with the control group, from 12.37 to 14.81 (p
conclusionOur findings suggest that sexual counseling may improve sexual knowledge, sexual quality of life and anxiety in men following invasive coronary intervention, but might not reduce their stress or depression. Further studies are needed to confirm these findings.
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