INTRODUCTION: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are more at risk of facing problems related to sexual dysfunction than their peers. This study was conducted with the aim of the effectiveness of the pulmonary rehabilitation program on the sexual satisfaction and self-efficacy of men with this disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present study was a randomized clinical trial. There were 40 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who met the conditions for entering the study and were divided into two intervention and control groups using a table of random numbers. Both groups completed sexual satisfaction and sexual self-efficacy questionnaires. For the people in the intervention group, the pulmonary rehabilitation program was implemented. Both questionnaires were completed immediately and one month after the end of the intervention by the participants in both groups. Data were analyzed using ANOVA with repeated and Bonferroni's post hoc test. RESULTS: Most of the samples were in the range of 45 to 50 years. The average score of sexual satisfaction and sexual self-efficacy before the intervention was not significantly different in the two group (p > 0.05). In the intervention group, the sexual satisfaction and sexual self-efficacy scores immediately and one month after the intervention were significantly higher than before the intervention (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Pulmonary rehabilitation program improved the self-efficacy and sexual satisfaction of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Therefore, the implementation of these programs is suggested to improve sexual activity in these patients.

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