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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. |