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Trial reportJournal of behavioral medicine2024

Impact of mindfulness versus supportive sex education on stress in women with sexual interest/arousal disorder.

Lori A Brotto, Rosemary Basson, Andrea Grabovac, Meredith L Chivers, Bozena Zdaniuk, Tamara S Bodnar, Joanne Weinberg

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Trial report in Journal of behavioral medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Lori A BrottoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, 2775 Laurel Street, 6th Floor, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada. lori.brotto@ubc.ca.
Rosemary BassonDepartment of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Andrea GrabovacDepartment of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Meredith L ChiversDepartment of Psychology, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada.
Bozena ZdaniukDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, 2775 Laurel Street, 6th Floor, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada.
Tamara S BodnarDepartment of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Joanne WeinbergDepartment of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

Funding

CIHR MOP-136876
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Low desire in women is the most common sexual difficulty, and stress has been identified as a significant predictor of symptoms. We evaluated a mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) group treatment versus a sex education comparison group treatment (STEP) on self-reported stress and on the physiological stress response measured via morning-to-evening cortisol slope in 148 women with a diagnosis of sexual interest/arousal disorder (SIAD). Perceived stress decreased following treatment in both groups, and significantly more after MBCT. The cortisol slope was steeper (indicative of better stress system regulation) from pre-treatment to 6-month follow-up, with no differences between the groups. As an exploratory analysis, we found that the reduction in perceived stress predicted increases in sexual desire and decreases in sex-related distress for participants after MBCT only. These findings suggest that group mindfulness targeting women with low sexual desire leads to improvements in self-reported and physiological stress, with improvements in self-reported stress partially accounting for improvements in sexual desire and distress.

Indexed as

HydrocortisoneMindfulnessSex EducationSexual Dysfunctions, PsychologicalStress, PsychologicalAdultFemaleHumansLibidoMiddle AgedHydrocortisoneCortisolLow desireMindfulnessSex educationSexual interest/arousal disorderStress

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PMID38668816

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