This research is a randomized clinical trial aims to evaluate the influence of cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy (CBT) on quality of life and sexual function of patients with sexual dysfunction. The notion of sexual health for the World Health Organization exceeds the concept of sickness absence, having a subjective well-being of significance in the spheres of self-concept, self-image, interpersonal relationships and sense of self worth. Furthermore, sexual satisfaction and relationship quality of life is also evidenced in many studies. CBT is a brief and focal psychotherapy with proven efficacy in several mental disorders, improving health and quality of life of the treated populations. However, they did not find clinical trials that showed the effectiveness of CBT in Sexual Dysfunctions. This study aims to then fill this gap by evaluating the relationship from the use of techniques of CBT.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
34
The study group will undergo 10 sessions of guidelines and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) about an hour long, once a week. Of these: 1. evaluation session; 2. sessions of psychoeducation about the CBT model 5 sessions of cognitive restructuring 2 sessions of preventing relapse
The control group will be subjected to 10 weekly sessions (1 time per week) approximately one hour guidelines.
Centro de Atenção ao Assoalho Pelvico
Salvador, Estado de Bahia, Brazil
RECRUITINGScore Function Sexual
After cognitive behavioral therapy will be held the FSFI questionnaire to assess whether there was change in the score and its domains.
Time frame: one week
Quality of Life Scale Questionary
After cognitive behavioral therapy will be held the SF-36 questionnaire in which assesses the overall quality of life of women. The higher the score the better the quality of life.
Time frame: one week
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