뇌졸중으로 인한 편마비 중년 남성과 배우자의 성지식, 성행동, 성만족, 부부친밀감, 우울감의 관계 = Relationship among Sexual Knowledge, Frequency, Satisfaction, Marital Intimacy and Levels of Depression in Stroke Survivors and Their Spouses

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Purpose: The purpose of this research was to examine the relationship between sexual knowledge, frequency, satisfaction,
marital intimacy, and depression levels in stroke survivors and their spouses. Methods: This study was a convenience
sample of Korean men who had experienced a stroke and their spouses. The subjects were discharged from the hospital
and received physical therapy. Data such as sexual knowledge, frequency, satisfaction, marital intimacy, and depression
levels were collected from November 2005 to April 2006. Results: In a comparison of stroke survivors and their spouses,
the survivors showed higher mean levels of sexual knowledge and marital intimacy. The levels of knowledge, frequency,
satisfaction and marital intimacy were low and depression was mild in the subjects. There were significant correlations
between sexual frequency, sexual satisfaction and marital intimacy. Also, subjects with lower levels of sexual satisfaction
were more depressed. The spouses who possessed greater levels of sexual knowledge reported a higher frequency of
sex and greater marital intimacy. In addition, spouses who reported feeling greater levels of marital intimacy experienced
fewer depressive symptoms. Conclusion: These findings demonstrate a need for the development of sexual adaptation
programs which could be effective in improving sexual knowledge, frequency, satisfaction, marital intimacy, and depression
reported by stroke patients and their spouses. Ideally, these corrective programs should be administered before patients
are discharged from the hospital.

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Purpose: The purpose of this research was to examine the relationship between sexual knowledge, frequency, satisfaction,
marital intimacy, and depression levels in stroke survivors and their spouses. Methods: This study was a convenience
sample of Korean men who had experienced a stroke and their spouses. The subjects were discharged from the hospital
and received physical therapy. Data such as sexual knowledge, frequency, satisfaction, marital intimacy, and depression
levels were collected from November 2005 to April 2006. Results: In a comparison of stroke survivors and their spouses,
the survivors showed higher mean levels of sexual knowledge and marital intimacy. The levels of knowledge, frequency,
satisfaction and marital intimacy were low and depression was mild in the subjects. There were significant correlations
between sexual frequency, sexual satisfaction and marital intimacy. Also, subjects with lower levels of sexual satisfaction
were more depressed. The spouses who possessed greater levels of sexual knowledge reported a higher frequency of
sex and greater marital intimacy. In addition, spouses who reported feeling greater levels of marital intimacy experienced
fewer depressive symptoms. Conclusion: These findings demonstrate a need for the development of sexual adaptation
programs which could be effective in improving sexual knowledge, frequency, satisfaction, marital intimacy, and depression
reported by stroke patients and their spouses. Ideally, these corrective programs should be administered before patients
are discharged from the hospital.

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