Student Research Committee, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.
Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, 1st Golestan- Eshteraki Boulevard, Baghestan, Karaj, Iran.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2022 Jun 17;22(1):495. doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-04773-1.
BACKGROUND & AIM: Some cultural scenarios in pregnancy and childbirth reinforce dysfunctional sexual beliefs that reverse changes in the couple's sexual life. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of education by sending text messages on modifying dysfunctional sexual beliefs in pregnant women.
METHODS & MATERIALS: This study is a randomized clinical trial, and 82 eligible pregnant women referred to educational-medical centers to receive prenatal care were randomly assigned to intervention or control group. The intervention group received 24 text messages during eight weeks (three text messages per week), and the control group received only routine care. Data was collected through a demographic questionnaire, reproductive profile, Spinner's Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS), and dysfunctional sexual beliefs questionnaire. Both groups completed the questionnaires before and one week after the intervention. Independent t-test, paired t-test, and analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data.
The findings revealed no statistically significant difference in the baseline Dyadic Adjustment mean scores of control (132.4 ± 11.01) and intervention (130.10 ± 10.66) groups. Paired t-test analysis showed that the mean score of dysfunctional sexual beliefs was significantly decreased from (29 ± 7.61) at baseline compared to one week after intervention (10.54 ± 6.97) (p < 0.001). Analysis of covariance test to compare the scores of dysfunctional sexual beliefs in the intervention group (10.54 ± 6.97) and control group (26.80 ± 7.80) showed a statistically significant difference (p < 0.01) with an effect size of 0.67.
This study showed that sending text messages to mobile phones of pregnant women has corrected their dysfunctional sexual beliefs. Therefore, this approach can be used in pregnancy care to promote women's sexual health.
Clinical trial registry: IRCT20161230031662N9 .
一些妊娠和分娩中的文化情境强化了导致夫妻性生活失调的性信念。本研究旨在探讨通过发送短信来教育孕妇以修正其性信念的效果。
这是一项随机临床试验，将 82 名符合条件的孕妇随机分为干预组和对照组。干预组在八周内（每周三次）共收到 24 条短信，对照组仅接受常规护理。通过人口统计学问卷、生殖状况、斯宾塞对偶调整量表（DAS）和性功能障碍信念问卷收集数据。两组均在干预前和干预后一周完成问卷。采用独立 t 检验、配对 t 检验和协方差分析进行数据分析。
对照组（132.4±11.01）和干预组（130.10±10.66）的基线 DAS 平均得分无统计学差异。配对 t 检验分析显示，与干预前相比，干预后性功能障碍信念的平均得分（29±7.61）显著降低（10.54±6.97）（p<0.001）。协方差分析检验比较干预组（10.54±6.97）和对照组（26.80±7.80）的性功能障碍信念得分显示有统计学差异（p<0.01），效应量为 0.67。
本研究表明，向孕妇发送手机短信可以纠正其性功能障碍信念。因此，这种方法可以在妊娠护理中使用，以促进女性的性健康。
临床试验注册：IRCT20161230031662N9。
