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This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of psychosexual care using the conceptual framework of the Salutogenic Model in promoting sexual well-being in women undergoing infertility treatment. This was a two-armed parallel randomised controlled trial which conducted with seventy primary infertility women undergoing infertility treatment assigned to receive either psychosexual care (intervention group, n = 35) or routine care (control group, n = 35). The effects of psychosexual care were estimated by the t-test with the intention-to-treat principle. Sexual function was improved in the intervention group and significantly reduced in the control group. Sexual satisfaction was preserved in the intervention group and significantly reduced in the control group. Sexual esteem and self-efficacy significantly improved in women after psychosexual care compared with routine care. Although depression levels were improved in the intervention group, the difference in depression levels was not statistically significant between the intervention and the control groups. However, sense of coherence was significantly improved in the intervention group compared with the control group. Psychosexual care protected and promoted sexual well-being in women undergoing infertility treatment. Application of the health-oriented Salutogenesis Model may be useful to develop care interventions that enable women to reach a state of sexual well-being. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background Objective Methods Results Practice Implications Patient or Public Contribution Childbirth education, underpinned by Salutogenesis, presents a paradigm shift in maternal care. There was no present information about the maternal experiences of women who had received Salutary childbirth education.The present study aimed to deeply explore women's pregnancy, birth and postnatal experiences who attended the ‘Salutary Childbirth Education Program’ and shed light on the mechanisms of Salutogenesis on maternal health promotion.A descriptive qualitative study was conducted with 15 mothers. The study was conducted during April–October 2023. Data were obtained through semi‐structured, in‐depth individual longitudinal interviews to cover all maternal periods. A thematic analysis was performed.Women stated that they ‘acquired normality oriented perspective’ which provides ‘attribution of positive meanings to the period’ and ‘freedom from their risk focus concerns’. Women experienced the naturality of the process and were in the flow. They described that they became ‘aware of their internal resources’, and gained ‘skills for the construction of resources’ and ‘ability to manage the period’. The ‘emotional strength’ and ‘Investment ability for themselves’ in addition to obtained autonomy provided them a feeling of strength to actively engage in their experience.This study explores the experiences of women who participated in the Salutary Childbirth Education Program and describes the mechanisms of the program's components on their experiences. By doing so, it aims to enhance understanding of how healthcare professionals can present effective childbirth education through the use of the Salutogenesis Model.The authors would like to acknowledge and thank the women who attended the education program and were willing to interview. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Although primarily stemming from research conducted in high-income countries, culturally sensitive knowledge of women's experiences with and needs during childbirth, as well as how such experiences affect their psychological health and wellbeing, is important to add to the big picture of women's experiences with childbirth worldwide. The aim of the study was to clarify how primiparous women in Turkey experience childbirth and intrapartum care. Grounded theory guided depth-interviews with 12 women, whose data were analysed according to the constant comparative method. Participants reported wanting vaginal birth without interventions (i.e. normal birth), which required their empowerment as well as support from others. Although they recognised their readiness for the birth process as a decisive factor in coping with childbirth, they prioritised quality of care from healthcare professionals during birth, which most participants found unsatisfactory. They also highlighted the importance of giving birth in a health-promoting environment offering privacy, silence and comfort. To support normal birth, the World Health Organization's intrapartum care model prioritises continuity of care, respectful labour and childbirth care, effective communication from healthcare personnel and emotional support from a companion of choice. Salutogenesis can also guide clinical birth practices to promote normal birth and positive birth experiences. All women strove to experience normal birth, which required antenatal education and emotional support from a partner or family and from healthcare professionals. Normal birth and positive childbirth experiences also required quality intrapartum care and a health-promoting environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present study aims to develop an explanatory framework to gain a deeper understanding of the resilience process in women diagnosed with gynecological cancers. Informed by Salutogenesis Model, a Straussian-grounded theory study was conducted. In-depth interviews were conducted with 20 women with gynecological cancer between January and August 2022. Data were analyzed using open, axial, selective coding, and constant comparative methods. The core category encapsulated that most women defined resilience as having a dynamic process that could be promoted throughout the process. However, they expressed that they needed " individual resources for resilience " and " generated resources by the supportive interventions " to be resilient. They emphasized that these resources should make the process manageable, meaningful, and comprehensible to promote resilience. Furthermore, they defined in detail which components should be included in supportive interventions. They stated " some reflections of resilience on their cancer process " and " life gains from the process. " This study developed a grounded theory that provides a guideline for healthcare professionals on how women could be encouraged to have resilience and what is the importance of resilience on women's cancer process and their lives. Salutogenesis may help to understand the resilience process in women with gynecological cancer and provides direction for how healthcare professionals should shape their clinical interventions to promote the resilience process. • Resilience was a contributor to promoting the cancer treatment process and inner motivation for coping. • The Salutogenesis provides direction for health care professionals' interventions to promote the resilience process. • Resilience had effects on women's lives, psychological growth and being in the resilience process throughout their lives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]