Effect of Emotional intelligence educational program on marital satisfaction among women with polycystic ovary syndrome

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1 Assistant Lecturer of Maternal & Newborn Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt.

2 Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assuit University, Egypt.

3 Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assuit University, Egypt.

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Background: Marriage is a bond between two individuals with dissimilar personalities. Emotional intelligence is closely linked to the ability to recognize, comprehend, and manage emotions, all of which have a significant impact on marriage quality. Aim: Find out the effect of emotional intelligence educational program on marital satisfaction among women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Subjects and methods: Quasi-experimental research design (study-control) was applied. A purposive sample of 102 married women at the reproductive age (18-45) diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome. The study conducted at the gynecological outpatient clinic at Women's Health Hospital, Assiut University.Threetools were used for gathering data:  a structure Interview questionnaire, couple satisfaction index and emotional Intelligence tool. Results: The median duration of marriage in studied women is 5 years, approximately 70.6%, 52.9% of studied women had irregular menstruation and primary infertility respectively. There was highly statistically significance difference between control and study group in post-test and follow up (p-value =0.003, 0.000) respectively following program implementation, positive correlation between emotional intelligence and marital satisfaction. Conclusion: the study concluded that the educational program about emotional intelligence have positive effect and effectively improving the woman's marital satisfaction. Recommendations: enhancing service training program in the field of emotional intelligence for women and nurses. More researches are required to identify and fill the practice gap.

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