Effect of pelvic muscle exercise on quality of sexual life after panhysterectomy surgery
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1672-7088.2014.26.018
- VernacularTitle:盆底肌肉训练对全子宫切除患者性生活质量的干预效果分析
- Author:
Juan XIE
;
Huiping FAN
;
Jingjing CHEN
;
Meiyun SHEN
;
Hongying FENG
;
Yan SONG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Pelvic floor muscle exercise;
Panhysterectomy surgery;
Quality of sexual life
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2014;30(26):60-63
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the effect of pelvic muscle exercise on quality of sexual life after panhysterectomy surgery.Methods A retrospective review was made on 166 patients with integrated follow-up documents,after their panhysterectomy surgery caused by benign diseases.A normal nursing care was provided to the control group (n=81); while an additional pelvic muscle exercise was performed on the normal care basis,to those in the experimental group (n=85).Finally,a questionnaire on sexual life quality was made at the sixth month,ninth month,and twelfth month respectively,using a repeated measure ANOVA to analyze the data of each dimension and the whole score.Results Significant differences revealed both on the whole score and dimensions of the sexual satisfaction,sexual communication,sexual anxiety and sexual reaction,in different time sites.However,no difference was found in sexual attitude and body image.Besides,a cross interaction was found between time and intervention,where intervention presented different effects.Conclusions Pelvic muscle exercise is recommended in gynecological continuing nursing care to facilitate the recovery of sexual life after panhysterectomy surgery.