Psychiatric factors related to sexual functioning in patients with Parkinson's disease
Language English Country Netherlands Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article
PubMed
22831909
DOI
10.1016/j.clineuro.2012.06.020
PII: S0303-8467(12)00339-3
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Depression complications psychology MeSH
- Mental Disorders etiology psychology MeSH
- Erectile Dysfunction epidemiology etiology MeSH
- Coitus MeSH
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Parkinson Disease complications psychology MeSH
- Surveys and Questionnaires MeSH
- Psychiatric Status Rating Scales MeSH
- Regression Analysis MeSH
- Aged MeSH
- Sexual Behavior MeSH
- Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological etiology psychology MeSH
- Anxiety complications psychology MeSH
- Check Tag
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Aged MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czech Republic epidemiology MeSH
INTRODUCTION: This research deals with the topic of sexual life among people suffering from Parkinson's disease (PD) and with selected factors related to sexual functioning in these patients. Parkinson's disease is a serious chronic disease whose symptoms as well as treatment substantially affect the sexual life of the patients. Despite this fact, very little published work has dealt with this topic. AIM: This research focuses on describing the structure of deterioration of sexual functions of the patients suffering from PD, and statistical analysis of the interdependence of selected factors (age, duration of the disease, subjective score of the impact of the disease, depression, anxiety) as well as the patients' sexual satisfaction. The most substantial factors influencing sexual satisfaction of men and women with PD are analysed and their impact assessed, the greatest stress being put on psychiatric factors. METHODS: The research project examined a group of 103 people with PD. In order to identify the specifics of the patients' sexual lives, two questionnaire-sets were designed (separate for men and women), containing psychological (BDI-II, STAI) and sexological (FSFI, IIEF, GRISS) questionnaires. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The main outcome measures were depression, state and trait anxiety, sexual satisfaction, erectile function, the Female Sexual Function Index. RESULTS: The acquired data was statistically elaborated using the programme SPSS. The results of the sexological questionnaires show a decrease in overall sexual functioning and the presence of sexual dysfunctions related to PD. With the help of regression models it was elicited that in case of men with this illness, the most influential factor on their sexual life is depression and their subjective scoring of the illness, in the case of women the prevailing factors are depression and anxiety. CONCLUSIONS: Sexuality for people suffering from Parkinson's disease is a very complex issue and psychiatric factors (depression, anxiety) have an important impact on the sexual functioning of the patients.
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