1. Sexual dysfunction in peritoneal dialysis patients.
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Lai CF, Wang YT, Hung KY, Peng YS, Lien YR, Wu MS, Chang CH, Chiang SS, Yang CS, Shiah CJ, Lu CS, Yang CC, Chuang HF, Wu KD, Tsai TJ, and Chen WY
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Kidney Failure, Chronic complications, Kidney Failure, Chronic therapy, Male, Middle Aged, Peritoneal Dialysis, Prevalence, Severity of Illness Index, Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological etiology, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological epidemiology
- Abstract
Background/aims: Sexual dysfunction in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD) is highly prevalent, but studies addressing this issue are scarce. This cross-sectional study aims to evaluate sexual dysfunction and the determinants among PD patients., Methods: All chronic PD patients in 8 PD centers were asked to complete a self-reported questionnaire - the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) for men and the Index of Female Sexual Function (IFSF) for women - so that sexual function could be assessed. They also answered the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) to measure depressive symptoms., Results: Among 294 patients invited for study, 54 men (mean age 48.8 +/- 10.8 years) and 45 women (mean age 43.6 +/- 7.4 years) were willing to and completed the sexual function questionnaires. The median IIEF score in the men was 56.25. The prevalence of erectile dysfunction, identified by the score in erectile domain of IIEF
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- 2007
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