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Sexual dysfunction among patients with arthritis.

D J Blake1, R Maisiak, A Koplan

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, University of Alabama at Birmingham 35294.

Clinical Rheumatology
|March 1, 1988
PubMed
Summary

Arthritis patients commonly experience sexual dysfunction, with impotence linked to comorbidities and methotrexate. Depressed mood is more prevalent in patients, but marital unhappiness is tied to sexual dysfunction, not arthritis itself.

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Area of Science:

  • Rheumatology
  • Sexual Medicine
  • Psychiatry

Background:

  • Arthritis, including rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and spondyloarthropathy, can significantly impact patients' quality of life.
  • Sexual dysfunction is a recognized but often underreported issue in chronic illness populations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the prevalence and associations of sexual dysfunction in patients with inflammatory arthritis compared to controls.
  • To examine the relationship between arthritis, sexual dysfunction, depressed mood, and marital happiness.

Main Methods:

  • A study involving 169 arthritis patients (rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, spondyloarthropathy) and 130 pair-matched controls.
  • Utilized the CES-D scale for depressed mood and the Azrin Marital Happiness Scale (AMHS) for marital happiness.

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  • Assessed sexual dysfunctions through patient self-reporting.

    • Main Results:

    • Sexual dysfunctions were common in both arthritis patients and controls.
    • Impotence was more frequent in male arthritis patients, associated with comorbidities and methotrexate use.
    • Depressed mood was higher in patients and linked to some sexual difficulties, but not impotence. Marital unhappiness correlated with sexual dysfunction and dissatisfaction, particularly in females, independent of arthritis diagnosis.

    Conclusions:

    • Sexual dysfunction is prevalent in arthritis patients and requires clinical attention.
    • Comorbidities, medications like methotrexate, and psychological factors such as depressed mood contribute to sexual difficulties in arthritis.
    • Marital happiness is more closely related to sexual function and satisfaction than the arthritis diagnosis itself.