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Aim/Background: Marital satisfaction can be defined as the attitude an individual has towards his or her own marital relationship. Crises may affect marital satisfaction and one of the factors causing the crisis is diseases. The aim of the study is to examine the marital satisfaction of couples with Behcet and Family Mediterranean Fever. Method: The research is a cross-sectional field study in the screening model. Participants consisted of 68 couples diagnosed with Behcet and Family Mediterranean Fever Disease. Golombok-Rust Marriage Status Inventory was used with the questionnaire to collect data. In the first part of the questionnaire, the sociodemographic characteristics and the information about the disease were asked. In the second part, there are 13 questions that can be answered in a triple Likert type to determine the changes in family and social relationships after the diagnosis. Data were obtained between February 1, 2017 and June 1, 2017 and analyzed via SPSS 22. Results: All of the participants were married with official marriage, 69.1% (n=94) were willingly married and 89.7% (n=61) had children. 33.1% of the participants have Family Mediterranean Fever and 16.9% have Behcet Disease. With the diseases; 13.2% of the participants (n=18) were less likely to share important issues with family members, 12.5% (n=17) who degrading behavior to family members, 17.6% that family members were less likely to support each other, 18. 4% (n=25) stated that the display among the family members increased. 13.2% said that they share less important issues with their family members, 12.5% have a negative attitude towards family members, and 17.6% said that family members have less support, 18.4% of the family members increased their frustration and 59.6% of them had a lower frequency of sexual intercourse. Participants in the inventory scores, 4.4% were undefined, 14% were very good and 11% were good; 6.6% were above average, 20.6% were mediocre and 8.1% were in weak point range. Conclusion: Behcet and Family Mediterranean Fever diseases affect marital satisfaction and it is recommended that families with these diseases may have family counseling, psychoeducation and sexual counseling services. Introduction: Marriage satisfaction is the perception of the individual’s needs in a marriage relationship, the degree of satisfaction of his demands. Crisis in marriage affects the satisfaction. One of the factors that can cause a crisis is the disease. The aim of the study in this direction is to promote the marriage satisfaction of couples who have Behçet and family Mediterranean Fire Disease. Method: Research is a cutting-edge field work in the scanning model. The study group formed 68 couples diagnosed with Behçet and Family Mediterranean Fire Disease. In order to collect data, the Golombok-Rust Marriage Status Inventory has been used with the question paper. In the first part of the question paper, information about the socio-demographic characteristics and disease is asked. If in the second section, there are 13 questions that can be answered in the triple Likert type to determine the change of family relationships and relationships with the social environment after the disease. The data in the study was obtained between 1 February 2017 and 1 June 2017 and analyzed in the SPSS program. Results: According to the research findings, all of the participants were married by formal marriage, 69.1% were married voluntarily and 89.7% had children. 33.1 percent of participants are family Mediterranean Fire Disease, 16.9 percent are Behçet Disease. 13.2 percent said that the share of important issues with family members after the disease was reduced, 12.5 percent said that the behavior of disgrace to family members was increased, 17.6 percent said that the support of family members to each other was reduced, 18.4 percent said that the anger among family members was increased and 59.6 percent said that the frequency of sexual intercourse was reduced. In the scale score, 4.4 percent of participants were unidentified, 14 percent very good and 11 percent good, 6.6 percent overwhelming, 20.6 percent overwhelming and 8.1 percent weak. As a result, Behçet and Family Mediterranean Fire Disease affects marriage satisfaction and couples with this disease may be advised to benefit from family counseling, psychoeducation and sexual counseling services.

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