Male erectile dysfunction and health-related quality of life.
Eur Urol
; 44(2): 245-53, 2003 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-12875945
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this work was to assess the health-related quality of life factors associated with erectile dysfunction (ED). METHODS: 2476 non-institutionalised Spanish males, age ranging from 25 to 70 years, were interviewed. ED was defined using two instruments: a simple self-assessment question (ED-sq) and the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF). Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) was measured through the SF-36 questionnaire. RESULTS: The severity of ED (measured both through the ED-sq and with the IIEF) increased as the scores of the scales of the SF-36 decreased (Mantel-Hänszel chi(2)-test statistic range: [26-305]; p<0.001). The two summary components (physical and mental) showed a downward trend, more for the physical than for the mental component. CONCLUSION: We found a clear pattern of negative association between self-perceived erectile dysfunction and HRQoL. This association was clearer when ED-sq (rather than IIEF) was used, and stronger for the physical summary component than for the mental one.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Calidad de Vida
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Disfunción Eréctil
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur Urol
Año:
2003
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
España
Pais de publicación:
Suiza