Objectives: To know the main therapeutic strategies used by men with spinal cord injury in sexual dysfunctions.
Methods: This is a descriptive observational study involving 24 men with a mean age of 32.62 (CI 28.65 to 36.60), with spinal cord injury, recruited in reference services in spinal cord injury Recife (PE). The subjects underwent neurological evaluation in accordance with the guidelines of the International Standards for Neurological Examination and Functional classification of Spinal Cord Injury (ISNCSCI), the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA), assessment of sexual function through the Erectile Function of International Index (IIEF) and answered a semi-structured form to identify therapeutic strategies used in sexual function. To collect information about medicinal plants, a search was made in the surroundings of public markets located in the Metropolitan Region of Recife (PE).
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
24
Using questionnaires (Erectile Function of International Index and American Impairment Scale) and search in public markets using semi structured form
Josepha Karinne de Oliveira Ferro
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Therapeutic Strategies
Therapeutic Strategies assessed by semi structured form in public market
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 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
Male sexual dysfunction
Male Sexual Dysfunction assessed by International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF)
Time frame: one day
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