The Impact of Sexual Dysfunction on Quality of Life of Patients with Asthma in Turkey

Avcı, Dilek; Doğan, Selma

doi:10.1007/s11195-016-9468-2

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“…By reviewing available literature on this topic [ 11 , 18 , 23 ], it was found that there were several independent factors such as educational level, occupational status, asthma duration, severity and control level of asthma, all of which can affect female sexual life and this was consistent with our study.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Various studies [28 -30] revealed that quality of life is negatively affected by chronic diseases. The former studies [11,23,24] also found that asthma can lead to sexual limitations, that in turn, can affect the quality of life, which has also been proven in this study as asthmatic females with SD had lower parameters of QOL domains. This study's limitation accounts for the small sample size attributed to that sexuality is perceived as something confidential and people do not want to talk about it.…”

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confidence: 82%

“…Asthmatic patients with long duration of illness have been proven to have more SD [ 23 - 26 ] due to psychiatric and systemic complications that appear because of prolonged disease duration [ 24 ], as evident in the current study. Educational level has also been found in previous studies to play a key risk factor in developing SD in Asthmatics [ 23 - 27 ], which was also consistent with our findings as about 70% of the SD asthmatic sample was found to have either complete primary or secondary education only. This may be because patients with low education lack the knowledge about sexuality and consider it a taboo, accepting the condition with the conception of powerlessness [ 23 ].…”

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confidence: 59%

“…Educational level has also been found in previous studies to play a key risk factor in developing SD in Asthmatics [23 -27], which was also consistent with our findings as about 70% of the SD asthmatic sample was found to have either complete primary or secondary education only. This may be because patients with low education lack the knowledge about sexuality and consider it a taboo, accepting the condition with the conception of powerlessness [23].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Female Sexual Dysfunction Among a Sample of Egyptian Patients with Asthma

Reda

Ruby

2020

TORMJ

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Background: Despite asthma being a worldwide disease, still little awareness regarding the sexual function of asthmatic patients exists. So this study attempts to assess the Female Sexual Dysfunction (FSD) amongst Egyptian females with asthma and its burden on their quality of life. Materials & Methods: The sample consisted of 180 subjects, comprising 90 asthma patients and 90 healthy controls aged between 20 - 45 years old, who visited the Chest Department Outpatient Clinic of Ain Shams University Hospital between January and December 2018. We reported all the subjects' demographic and clinical data; both groups answered an Arabic version of the Female Sexual Function Index (Ar FSFI) and World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire abbreviated version (WHOQL-Bref). Results: 90% of asthmatic females had FSD; total Female Sexual Function Index score was 12.956 ± 10.3 in asthmatic females compared to 25.423 ± 5.521 in healthy controls; 45.6% of asthmatic females with sexual dysfunction had moderate asthma and 86.4% had uncontrolled asthma, 40.1% of them had a low educational level and 80.2% were unemployed. Conclusion: Jobless females with severe uncontrolled asthma and a low educational level had higher sexual dysfunction and a poor quality of life.

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confidence: 91%

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 82%

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confidence: 59%

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confidence: 99%

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Female Sexual Dysfunction Among a Sample of Egyptian Patients with Asthma

Reda

Ruby

2020

TORMJ

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“…Other authors have noted the negative effect of sexual dysfunction on the QoL of patients with different chronic diseases. 37 – 39 These findings, together with ours, suggest a need to investigate sexual function in patients with chronic conditions such as CPP.…”

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confidence: 66%

Quality of life and associated factors in Brazilian women with chronic pelvic pain

Luz¹,

Deus²,

Conde³

2018

JPR

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BackgroundChronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a common and debilitating clinical condition in women.ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to compare the quality of life (QoL) of women with and without CPP and to investigate factors associated with the QoL of women with CPP.Patients and methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted with 100 women with CPP and 100 women without CPP. QoL was evaluated using the abbreviated version of the World Health Organization QoL instrument (WHOQOL-BREF). Depression and anxiety were evaluated using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and sexual function was evaluated using the Female Sexual Function Index. Generalized linear models were used to analyze the data, permitting comparison of QoL scores and identification of the factors affecting QoL.ResultsMean age (± SD) was 37.8±8.0 and 37.2±9.6 years for women with and without CPP, respectively (P=0.648). Following adjustment, women with CPP had significantly lower QoL scores in the physical health (P<0.001) and social relationships’ (P=0.025) domains. Anxiety, depression, sexual dysfunction, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, pain intensity, lower family income, and not having a partner were factors negatively associated with QoL, while being postmenopausal, being employed, and having a child were positively associated with QoL in women with CPP.ConclusionWomen with CPP had poorer QoL than those without CPP. Factors affecting the QoL of women with CPP were identified, some for the first time in this population of women. Interventions targeting these factors may prove effective in minimizing the negative repercussion of CPP on QoL.

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Relationship between the symptoms of COPD and the quality of sexual life

2022

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Objective This study was conducted to assess the relationship between the symptoms experienced by women with COPD and the quality of their sexual life. Method This study was designed as a descriptive cross-sectional study. The study was conducted at a hospital’s chest diseases clinic located in the western of Turkey. The sample comprises 62 female patients hospitalized with diagnosis of COPD. A questionnaire form, the Medical Research Council Scale (MRCS), the COPD Assessment Test (CAT) and the Sexual Quality of Life-Female (SQOL-F) applied to the women with COPD. Frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Kruskal Wallis test, Mann-Whitney U Test, correlation and regression analysis, were used for the data analysis process. Findings The decrease in the education level of the participants who have any accompanying chronic disease, and experience symptoms during sexual intercourse negatively affects their quality of sexual life. The quality of sexual life decreases as age, duration of marriage and duration of illness increase (p < 0.05). The results of the linear regression analysis carried out to predict the quality of sexual life of women with COPD shown that the increase in mMRC and CAT significantly decreased the quality of sexual life. These variables explain 58% of the variance. Conclusions The result of the study shown the sexual quality of life of women with COPD was impaired and COPD symptoms affect them.

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The Impact of Sexual Dysfunction on Quality of Life of Patients with Asthma in Turkey

Cited by 10 publications

References 40 publications

Female Sexual Dysfunction Among a Sample of Egyptian Patients with Asthma

Female Sexual Dysfunction Among a Sample of Egyptian Patients with Asthma

Quality of life and associated factors in Brazilian women with chronic pelvic pain

Relationship between the symptoms of COPD and the quality of sexual life

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