Objective: To analyze the association between sexual function of men with spinal cord injury with possible predictive factors for dysfunction.
Method: Observational study (CAAE 41221414.5.0000.5208) conducted with 45 men, mean age 34 (CI 31.5 to 37.1), with spinal cord injury and active sex life. Sexual function was assessed by the International Index of Erectile Function and level and degree of injury were determined following the guidelines of the International Standards for Neurological and Functional Examination Classification of Spinal Cord Injury. Descriptive statistical techniques were applied and multivariate analysis using logistic regression adjusted to observe the association between factors, with 0.05 significance level.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
45
using questionnaires
Josepha Karinne de Oliveira Ferro
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Male Sexual Dysfunction
Male Sexual Dysfunction assessed by International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF)
Time frame: one day
Level of neurological lesion
Level of neurological lesion assessed by ASIA Impairment Scale (AIS) according to the International Standards for Neurological and Functional Examination Classification of Spinal Cord Injury
Time frame: one day
Degree of neurological lesion
Degree of neurological lesion assessed by ASIA Impairment Scale (AIS) according to the International Standards for Neurological and Functional Examination Classification of Spinal Cord Injury
Time frame: one day
Depression
Depression assessed by Beck Depression Inventary (BDI)
Time frame: one day
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