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Abstract
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a general term
referring to lung diseases and conditions which restrict or obstruct air flow. The
desire for sexuality and intimacy are fundamental human needs that continue despite
the diagnosis of (COPD) Aim of the study: This study aim to evaluate the effect of
psycho-sexual educational health program for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
women: A nursing intervention model. Subjects and method: Quasi-experimental
design, one group with pre-post assessment was used in this study conducted on 80
COPD women to test the effectiveness of a (PSHE-COPDW) program designed to
elevate breathing painful symptoms experienced by COPD women during the
practice of their sexual relation. Results: This study showed that there was a highly
statistically significant difference at study participants sexuality, marital satisfaction
and psychological status pre and post intervention of Psycho-sexual Educational
Health Program for COPD Women (PSEH-COPDW) based on BETTER model.
Conclusion: The developed psychosexual educational nursing program entitled
PSEH-COPDW program helped COPD women to suffer fewer sexual problems, and
improved their general physical health. (PSEH-COPDW) had high significant impact
on improving sexuality, marital satisfaction and psychological status of COPD
women. This program not only addresses the disease, but also provides emotional and
educational support to reduce the symptoms of (COPD) and improve the quality of
life for these women. Recommendations: PSEH-COPDW can be used by nurses as a
health teaching strategy to address women’s sexual and psychological problems and
for the management of the COPD women sexual dysfunction and psychological
problems, dissemination of this health educational program to other chest hospitals in
Egypt and elsewhere for further confirmation of the findings.