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ArticleJournal of education and health promotion2023

Improving sexual dysfunction through guided imagery music (GIM): A clinical trial study.

Elahe Mohammadi, Mahshid AbdiShahshahani, Mahnaz Noroozi, Ali Zadeh Mohammadi, Marjan Beigi

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Article in Journal of education and health promotion, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. The Effects of Guided Imagery on Women's Health: A Systematic Review of Experimental Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026
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5 authors.

Elahe MohammadiStudent Research Center, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Mahshid AbdiShahshahaniDepartment of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Mahnaz NorooziDepartment of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Ali Zadeh MohammadiDepartment of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
Marjan BeigiDepartment of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWomen with perfect health are strong foundations of a healthy and prosperous family life and suppressing the natural needs of women will have adverse effects on the intimacy and vitality of family members, especially in the field of sexual function. This study aimed to determine the effect of GIM on the level of sexual function in women with sexual dysfunction. MATERIALS AND

methodsIn this cluster randomized trial, which was conducted from 2018 to 2019 in the randomly selected comprehensive health centers of Isfahan, Iran, 72 women of reproductive age (two groups of 36 people) with sexual dysfunction were selected by convenience sampling method, and then, music-guided imagination was performed on the intervention group. No special intervention was performed in the control group. Data collection tools were demographic characteristics questionnaire and a standard questionnaire of the female sexual function index.

resultsThere was no statistically significant difference in sexual function and demographic characteristics before the intervention between the two groups (

conclusionGIM can be effective in improving women's sexual function. Providing this technique as a low-cost and affordable method is recommended to health experts in private and government clinics. This method can improve the mental health of the family and society.

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Guided imagerymusicreproductive agesexual dysfunction

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PMCPMC10920717

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