the effect of a education-counseling program based on temperament in iranian traditional medicine on sexual dysfunction in diabetic women

Context: temperament (mizaj) as an individual factor plays an important role in physical, mental, andsexual features.aims: this study aims to investigate the effect of an educational program based on the temperament iniranian traditional medicine (itm) on sexual dysfunction in diabetic women.settings and design: this was a randomized controlled trial (rct) study conducted on 30 women withdiabetes referring diabetes care centers affiliated to imam khomeini hospital in the city of sari, iran, 2021.materials and methods: the participants were assigned into intervention and controlgroups by simple randomization. the intervention group received a healthy lifestyle educational programbased on the type of temperament in four group education sessions. the tools of sociodemographic medicalcharacteristics, mizaj identification questionnaire and female sexual function index (fsfi) were used in the study.statistical analysis used: data analysis was performed employing descriptive statistics and statistical testsincluding chi square, kolmogorov–smirnov, repeated measures analysis of variance, independent t-test,and paired t-test.results: significant differences were observed in the total score of sexual function and all the fsfi domainsexcept lubrication between the two groups (p=0.085).conclusion: an educational program based on mizaj in itm can be an appropriate approach to improvethe sexual function in diabetic women.