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Study aim
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The effect of cognitive-behavioral counseling on sexual function of postmenopausal women
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Design
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Random assignment to intervention and control groups
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Settings and conduct
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The first stage is selected by random cluster from the triple zones of the city of Kashan. Six centers (from each region of the two centers) are selected by lot. In the next stage, between the two centers, a center will be selected as the intervention group and the center will be the control group based on the draw. Was .
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Marital status, lack of addiction in couples, lack of couples with diabetes, lack of sensory and motor skills in couples, having reading and writing skills, normal menopause, age 45-60 years old, in the first 5 years after menopause Being, amenorrhea for more than a year, monogamy, lack of menopause at the age of less than 40 years, lack of stressful experiences in the last three months, natural sexuality of the spouse According to the person himself and not taking herbal remedies containing phytoestrogens or sexual supplements
Exit criteria:
Missing more than two sessions at CBT sessions.
Wife's death or separation from her during study.
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Intervention groups
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Of eligible eligible menopausal women who are willing to participate in the research, they will be continuously sampled, followed by a completed questionnaire, and screening will be performed, and those who have a score of HNS performance less than 28 will be included in the research project. . Sampling will last as long as the prescribed sample size reaches the quintile. Consultative councils will be formed in the presence of clinical psychologists in groups of 10 persons twice a week in 8 sessions for the intervention group.
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Main outcome variables
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The effect of cognitive-behavioral counseling on desire, psychological stimulation, humidity, orgasm, satisfaction and sexual pain