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ReviewInternational journal of impotence research

The Sexual Health Inventory for Men (SHIM): a 5-year review of research and clinical experience.

J C Cappelleri, R C Rosen

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In one paragraph

Review in International journal of impotence research. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT00743613 (Predicting Peripheral Arterial Disease in Men With Erectile Dysfunction), which is not on this map. Cited by 119 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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119citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT00743613 completednot on this map

Predicting Peripheral Arterial Disease in Men With Erectile Dysfunction

TypeobservationalSponsorBruton Avenue Family PracticeRan2005 to 2008Enrolled175ConditionsErectile Dysfunction, Peripheral Arterial DiseaseArmsSexual Health Inventory for Men (SHIM), Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

119 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. The incidence proportion of erectile dysfunction in patients treated with cryotherapy for prostate cancer: a meta-analysis.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2019
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  3. Survivorship, Version 2.2017, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology.Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN · 2017
    Guideline
  4. Survivorship: sexual dysfunction (male), version 1.2013.Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN · 2014
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  15. Sexual Dysfunction and Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction in Adults With Spina Bifida.International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association · 2026
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59 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

J C CappelleriPfizer Inc., Global Research and Development, Groton, CT 06340-8030, USA. joseph.c.cappelleri@pfizer.com
R C Rosen

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Sexual Health Inventory for Men (SHIM) is a widely used scale for screening and diagnosis of erectile dysfunction (ED) and severity of ED in clinical practice and research. In reviewing the SHIM-related literature, we sought to provide a compendium of studies in which the SHIM was used, to provide a systematic framework for organizing and evaluating the studies, and to provide a status report on the SHIM and its impact on the management of male sexual dysfunction. Using a Medline search, we found that the SHIM was an integral measure in at least 21 studies on the prevalence of ED, 23 studies on the efficacy of ED interventions, and eight other (mainly correlational) studies. The quantity of research and quality of scholarship on the SHIM provide testimony to its positive impact on understanding and improving male sexual function. These scientific contributions are likely to remain influential in coming years.

Indexed as

Health StatusSurveys and QuestionnairesErectile DysfunctionHumansMalePrevalenceSeverity of Illness Index

Identifiers

PMID15875061

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