A Randomized Trial of the Effect of Peer Education on the Sexual Quality of Life in Patients With Myocardial Infarction Publisher Pubmed



Abbasi A¹ ; Ebrahimi H² ; Bagheri H¹ ; Basirinezhad MH³ ; Mirhosseini S⁴ ; Mohammadpourhodki R^{1, 5}
Source: Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine Published:2020

Abstract

Background: One of the factors associated with readmission is inappropriate sexual activity after myocardial infarction (MI). This study aimed to assess the effect of peer education on the sexual quality of life (SQOL) in patients with MI. Methods: In this randomized controlled clinical trial, 70 patients with MI meeting the inclusion criteria were assigned to experimental or control groups using block randomization. Peer education for the intervention group was provided on the third day after MI. Education sessions lasted from 90 to 120 minutes. Data were collected using demographic, sexual quality of life-female (SQOL-F), and sexual quality of life-male (SQOL-M) questionnaires during the fourth week after MI. Results: There was no significant difference between the two groups before the intervention in terms of demographic and SQOL. The mean of SQOL in the peer education group was significantly higher than the control group at the 4-week follow-up. Conclusions: According to the results, using peer education is recommended for the sexual health care professionals. © 2020 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston.