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ArticleJournal of pain research2018

Sexual life satisfaction of methadone-maintained Chinese patients: individuals with pain are dissatisfied with their sex lives.

Bao-Liang Zhong, Yan-Min Xu, Jun-Hong Zhu, Hong-Jie Li

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Article in Journal of pain research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Bao-Liang ZhongResearch Center for Psychological and Health Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
Yan-Min XuAffiliated Wuhan Mental Health Center, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, 52901543@QQ.com.
Jun-Hong ZhuAffiliated Wuhan Mental Health Center, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, 52901543@QQ.com.
Hong-Jie LiAffiliated Wuhan Mental Health Center, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, 52901543@QQ.com.
Huazhong University of Science and Technology · CN

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Abstract

purposePain is potentially associated with sexual dysfunction. Both sexual dysfunction and pain are common in methadone-maintained patients, but the association of pain with sexual dysfunction in methadone-maintained patients is rarely studied. This study examined the association between pain and sexual life satisfaction (SLS) in Chinese patients receiving methadone maintenance treatment (MMT). PATIENTS AND

methodsA total of 477 methadone-maintained patients who recently had sex with their sex partners were recruited from three MMT clinics in Wuhan, China. SLS was assessed with a single question, and the sociodemographic, psychological, and clinical data were collected with standardized questionnaires. Pain intensity was assessed with the 5-point verbal rating scale. Multiple ordinary logistic regression was used to control for potential confounders that may bias the pain-SLS relationship.

resultsThe prevalence of self-reported dissatisfaction with one's sexual life was significantly higher in patients with clinically significant pain (CSP) than those without CSP (41.5% vs 19.4%, χ

conclusionPain is significantly associated with low SLS in methadone-maintained patients. Appropriate pain management might improve SLS of patients receiving MMT.

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methadone maintenance treatmentpainsexual life satisfaction

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