Why the study?
Does a psychosexual education program improve psychological dimensions of sexual function and quality of life in male cardiac rehabilitation patients post-CABG?
Population
43 male patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft in cardiac rehabilitation (n=43)
Comparison
Levin's psychosexual education program… vs Control group
Design
RCT, Randomly divided into case (n = 23) or control groups (n = 20)
Key result
A psychosexual education program significantly enhanced sexual assertiveness (P=0.034) and reduced fear about intercourse (P=0.007) in male patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft.
Authors
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May support psychosexual education in male CABG recovery; leaves open confirmation in larger randomized trials.
RCT (n=43)
randomized
Does a psychosexual education program improve psychological dimensions of sexual function and quality of life in male cardiac rehabilitation patients post-CABG?
p-value: p=0.034 and 0.007
A brief psychosexual education program improves sexual assertiveness and reduces fear of intercourse in male patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation after CABG.
Saeidi et al. (2018) conducted an RCT in Coronary artery bypass graft (n=43). Psychosexual education program (PSEP) vs. Control group was evaluated on Psychological dimensions of sexual function and its quality (sexual assertiveness and fear about intercourse) (p=0.034 and 0.007). A psychosexual education program significantly enhanced sexual assertiveness (P=0.034) and reduced fear about intercourse (P=0.007) in male patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft.