Self-Esteem, Confidence and Relationship Satisfaction of Men With Erectile Dysfunction Treated With Sildenafil Citrate: A Multicenter, Randomized, Parallel Group, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Study in the United States

Abstract

In this study of men with ED, sildenafil produced substantial improvements in self-esteem, confidence and relationship satisfaction as measured by SEAR scores, which showed moderate to high positive correlations with IIEF scores.

Self-esteem, confidence and relationship satisfaction in men with erectile dysfunction: a randomized, parallel-group, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of sildenafil in Mexico

“…10,14,19 The erectile function domain of the IIEF had the strongest correlation with all SEAR components in all studies. Conversely, the sexual desire domain of the IIEF had the weakest correlation with all SEAR components in all studies.…”

“…8 Since its development, the treatment responsiveness of the SEAR questionnaire has been demonstrated in two clinical trials, based in the United States, of sildenafil citrate in men with ED. [9][10][11] Since the development and validation of the English version, the SEAR questionnaire has been linguistically translated into other languages, including Spanish. 12 The SEAR questionnaire consists of 14 questions divided into two domains: the sexual relationship domain (eight items) and the confidence domain (six items).…”

Do vardenafil and tadalafil have advantages over sildenafil in the treatment of erectile dysfunction?

“…Compared to the placebo group, the group treated with sildenafil (n ¼ 128) had greater improvements Vardenafil and tadalafil have advantages over sildenafil S Doggrell in all SEAR components. 69 Another study has shown that sildenafil is associated with the normalization of relationships, confidence and self-esteem in the SEAR questionnaire in men with ED. 70 In patients who do not respond to sildenafil at 100 mg, increasing the dose increases the responders but also increases the adverse effects.…”

Evaluación de la autoestima en varones con disfunción eréctil tratados con sildenafilo: Análisis de un grupo de pacientes españoles procedentes de un estudio multicéntrico internacional

“…30 , son los primeros controlados por placebo para evaluar los cambios que se producen en la autoestima, medida por la escala SEAR, tras el tratamiento de la disfunció n eré ctil con sildenafilo.…”