Türkı̇ye'de Hı̇pertansı̇yonlu Kadınlarda Cı̇nsel Yaşam Kalı̇tesı̇ ve Evlı̇lı̇k Uyumu

Year 2024, Volume: 6 Issue: 2, 242 - 251, 22.08.2024

Haluk Furkan Şahan , Fatma Uslu Şahan , Edanur Karayel

https://doi.org/10.46413/boneyusbad.1406925

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmada hipertansiyonlu kadınlarda cinsel yaşam kalitesi ve evlilik uyumunun bazı tanımlayıcı özelliklere göre farklılaşıp farklılaşmadığı ve cinsel yaşam kalitesinin evlilik uyumu üzerine etkisinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu araştırma, 15 Temmuz - 1 Kasım 2023 tarihleri arasında Türkiye'nin başkentinde bulunan bir hastanenin Kardiyoloji polikliniğinde tanımlayıcı kesitsel bir çalışma olarak yürütülmüştür. Çalışma, belirtilen dönemde tıbbi bakım arayan kadın hastalara odaklanmış ve katılımcı seçimi için amaçlı örnekleme kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemini 157 hipertansiyonlu kadın oluşturmuştur. “Kişisel bilgi formu”, “Cinsel Yaşam Kalitesi Ölçeği” ve “Evlilik Uyum Ölçeği” veri toplama aracı olarak kullanılmıştır. “Tanımlayıcı istatistikler, Student's t-testi, tek yönlü varyans analizi, Pearson korelasyon analizi ve doğrusal regresyon analizi” verilerin analizinde kullanılmıştır.
Bulgular: Katılımcıların cinsel yaşam kalitesi ölçeği puan ortalaması 59.13 ± 21.37, evlilik uyumu ölçeği puan ortalaması 37.82 ± 11.55 idi. Cinsel yaşam kalitesi ile evlilik uyumu arasında pozitif korelasyon vardı (r=0.645; p=0.001). Katılımcıların cinsel yaşam kalitesi, evlilik uyumu üzerindeki toplam etkinin %42'sini oluşturmaktadır. Cinsel yaşam kalitesindeki bir artış evlilik uyumunda 0,645 kat artışa yol açmaktadır.
Sonuç: Bu çalışma, hipertansif kadınlarda cinsel yaşam kalitesinin göz önünde bulundurulması ve evlilik uyumu konusunda hasta ve eşlere danışmanlık verilmesini önermektedir.

Keywords

Cinsel Yaşam Kalitesi, Evlilik Uyumu, Kadın, Hipertansiyon, Türkiye

Sexual Quality of Life and Marital Adjustment in Women With Hypertension in Türkiye

Abstract

Aim: This study aimed to determine whether the sexual quality of life and marital adjustment in women with hypertension differ according to some descriptive characteristics and the effect of sexual quality of life on marital adjustment.
Material and Method: This research was conducted as a descriptive cross-sectional study within the Cardiology outpatient clinic of a hospital located in the Turkish capital between July 15 and November 1, 2023. The study focused on female patients seeking medical care during this specified period, and purposive sampling was employed for participant selection. The study sample consisted of 157 women with hypertension. “Personal information form,” "Sexual Quality of Life Scale," and "Marital Adjustment Scale" were used as data collection tools. “Descriptive statistics, Student's t-test, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson correlation analysis, and linear regression analysis” were used to analyze the data.
Results: The mean score of the sexual quality of life scale was 59.13 ± 21.37, and the mean score of the marital adjustment scale was 37.82 ± 11.55 in participants. There was a positive correlation between the sexual quality of life and the marital adjustment scale (r=0.645; p=0.001). The sexual quality of life of participants accounted for 42% of the total effect on marital adjustment. An increase in the sexual quality of life leads to a 0.645-fold increase in marital adjustment.
Conclusion: The study suggests counseling patients and spouses about marital adjustment and considering the sexual quality of life in hypertensive women.

Keywords

Sexual Quality of Life, Marital Adjustment, Women, Hypertension

Ethical Statement

Ethics committee approval was obtained from the Ethics Committee of a university (Number: 2023/12-17; Date: 11.07.2023), and written permission was obtained from the hospital where the study was conducted. Before the application, the purpose of the study was explained to the participants in detail, and necessary information was provided. The participants then signed the "Informed Voluntary Consent Form" prepared in line with the Declaration of Helsinki, and their written consent was obtained in this way. Written permission was obtained from the authors of the scales used in the study.

Thanks

We thank all women with hypertension who participated in the study.

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