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ArticleAsian journal of andrology

Sexual health in Polish elderly men with coronary artery disease: importance, expectations, and reality.

Lesław Rusiecki, Romuald Zdrojowy, Jana Gebala, Michał Rabijewski, Małgorzata Sobieszczańska, Ryszard Smoliński, Witold Pilecki, Wioletta Dziubek, Anna Janocha, Maciej Womperski and 1 more

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Article in Asian journal of andrology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lesław RusieckiCardiosexology Unit, Department of Pathophysiology, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław 50-368, Poland.
Romuald ZdrojowyDepartment and Clinic of Urology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw 50-556, Poland.
Jana GebalaCardiosexology Students' Scientific Club, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław 50-368, Poland.
Michał RabijewskiDepartment of Reproductive Health, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw 01-004, Poland.
Małgorzata SobieszczańskaDepartment of Geriatrics, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław 50-369, Poland.
Ryszard SmolińskiConsultant Sexologist, Clinical Hospital Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław 50-556, Poland.
Witold PileckiCardiosexology Unit, Department of Pathophysiology, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław 50-368, Poland.
Wioletta DziubekDepartment of Physiotherapy, University School of Physical Education, Wroclaw 51-612, Poland.
Anna JanochaDepartment of Physiology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw 50-368, Poland.
Maciej WomperskiLower Silesian Center for Mental Health, Wrocław 50-226, Poland.
Dariusz KałkaCardiosexology Unit, Department of Pathophysiology, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław 50-368, Poland.
Wroclaw Medical University · PLUniversity School of Physical Education in Wroclaw · PL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Deterioration in overall health, hormonal disturbances, and erectile dysfunction (ED) contributes to limitations in sexual activity in the elderly, which is further limited by incorrect beliefs about the hazards of sexual activity in cardiac patients. We aimed to analyze the occurrence of ED in elderly men, their perception of the relevance of good sexual function, and their expectations of physicians. A cross-sectional study encompassed 731 patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) subjected to cardiac rehabilitation. Demographic data and data on modifiable risk factors and patient expectations were collected. ED was assessed using the IIEF-5 questionnaire. Relationships among the risk factors for ED, occurrence of ED, and patient expectations, as well as the changes in the indicators between 2012 and 2016, were analyzed. The mean age of men was 70.7 ± 5.1 years. The prevalence of ED was 93.0%. The IIEF-5 score was significantly associated with age, tobacco smoking, exercise tolerance, time to diagnosis of CAD, and treatment with calcium channel blockers and diuretics. Patients declared that sexual activity was overall important (47.9%) or very important (25.6%). Three hundred and sixty (49.3%) patients expected their physician to show interest in their sexual health, but the topic was addressed in only 12.5%. Over the past few years, we have observed an increase in the awareness and importance of sexual health as well as a significant increase in patients' expectations of physicians to show interest in their sexual health. Patients' expectations of discussing and receiving treatment for ED remain an unmet medical need.

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Sexual HealthAgedCalcium Channel BlockersCoronary DiseaseCross-Sectional StudiesDiureticsErectile DysfunctionExercise ToleranceHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMalePhysician-Patient RelationsPhysician's RolePolandPrevalenceRisk FactorsCalcium Channel BlockersDiureticsadvanced agecardiac rehabilitationerectile dysfunctionischemic heart diseasesexual disorders

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PMID31929194
PMCPMC7523618
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