Sexual Quality of Life and Marital Adjustment in Women With Hypertension in Türkiye
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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.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Sexual Quality of Life, Marital Adjustment, Women, Hypertension
Etik Beyan
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.
Teşekkür
We thank all women with hypertension who participated in the study.
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