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A comparative study of guided vs pure self-treatment for premature ejaculation
Kempeneers, Philippe; ANDRIANNE, Robert; Cuddy, Marion et al.
2018In Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 33 (3), p. 309-324
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Keywords :
Premature ejaculation; bibliotherapy; Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy; guided self-help; Sexual cognitions; Therapeutic alliance
Abstract :
[en] Self-treatments have previously shown some efficacy in treating premature ejaculation (PE). It has been hypothesized that adding professional support to cognitive-behaviour bibliotherapy could improve self-treatment outcomes. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare treatment outcomes for participants with PE who used bibliotherapy alone (pure self-treatment) versus those who used the bibliotherapy with brief support from a health professional (guided self-treatment). Health professionals were not experienced sex therapists, but had attended a short training session in order to equip them to support the self-help process. 135 men reporting difficulties with PE were recruited between February and June 2013. Seventy-one (52.59%) completed the protocol: 37 in the pure self-treatment condition, 34 in the guided self-treatment condition. Thirty-five participants (50%) met criteria for ISSM definition of lifelong PE, 14 (20%) for acquired PE, and 22 (30%) presented other forms of PE complaints. At 4-8 months post-treatment, improvements were found in both groups and in each subtype of PE on self-reported measures of sexual functioning and sexual cognitions. Univariate analyses indicated slightly greater treatment effects in the guided self-treatment group, but multivariate tests failed to identify a significant effect of therapist support. These mixed findings raise questions regarding the amount and quality of therapist input used in this study, and also about a possible ceiling effect of cognitive-behaviour therapy for PE.
Disciplines :
Urology & nephrology
Psychiatry
Treatment & clinical psychology
Public health, health care sciences & services
Author, co-author :
Kempeneers, Philippe  ;  Université de Liège > Département de Psychologie > Psychologie clinique cognitive et comportementale
ANDRIANNE, Robert ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Service d'urologie
Cuddy, Marion;  Maudsley Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Georis, Isabelle
Longrée, Quentin;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Psychologie
Blairy, Sylvie ;  Université de Liège > Département de Psychologie > Psychologie clinique cognitive et comportementale
Language :
English
Title :
A comparative study of guided vs pure self-treatment for premature ejaculation
Publication date :
2018
Journal title :
Sexual and Relationship Therapy
ISSN :
1468-1994
eISSN :
1468-1749
Publisher :
Taylor & Francis
Volume :
33
Issue :
3
Pages :
309-324
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Name of the research project :
BibliothEP
Funders :
Province de Liège [BE]
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