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Comparative Study
. 2003 Aug;44(2):245-53.
doi: 10.1016/s0302-2838(03)00215-x.

Male erectile dysfunction and health-related quality of life

J J Sánchez-Cruz  1 , A Cabrera-León, A Martín-Morales, A Fernández, R Burgos, J Rejas
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Comparative Study

Male erectile dysfunction and health-related quality of life

J J Sánchez-Cruz et al. Eur Urol. 2003 Aug.

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this work was to assess the health-related quality of life factors associated with erectile dysfunction (ED).

Methods: 2476 non-institutionalised Spanish males, age ranging from 25 to 70 years, were interviewed. ED was defined using two instruments: a simple self-assessment question (ED-sq) and the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF). Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) was measured through the SF-36 questionnaire.

Results: The severity of ED (measured both through the ED-sq and with the IIEF) increased as the scores of the scales of the SF-36 decreased (Mantel-Hänszel chi(2)-test statistic range: [26-305]; p<0.001). The two summary components (physical and mental) showed a downward trend, more for the physical than for the mental component.

Conclusion: We found a clear pattern of negative association between self-perceived erectile dysfunction and HRQoL. This association was clearer when ED-sq (rather than IIEF) was used, and stronger for the physical summary component than for the mental one.

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