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Trial reportScientific reports2020

Sexual dysfunction and health condition in Chinese doctor: prevalence and risk factors.

Weiran Li, Shixing Li, Pengfei Lu, Haibin Chen, Yunyu Zhang, Yu Cao, Guanjian Li

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Trial report in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Prevalence and associated factors of female sexual dysfunction among primary care practitioners in Malaysia: A cross-sectional study.Malaysian family physician : the official journal of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Weiran LiInstitute of Dermatology and Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Shixing LiNorman Bethune Health Science Center of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China.
Pengfei LuThe First Affiliated Hospital of Xingjiang Medical University, Wulumuqi, Xingjiang, China.
Haibin ChenJiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Yunyu ZhangThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Yu CaoThe First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Guanjian LiThe First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China. anyizhourunfa@126.com.
First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University · CNAnhui Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University · CNGuangzhou Medical University · CNNanjing Medical University · CNUnion Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To our knowledge, little attention has been paid to the sexual function of health workers. The aim of the present study was to assess the frequency of sexual dysfunction among Chinese doctors. In addition, the risk factors for sexual dysfunction were analyzed. This was a questionnaire-based multicenter cross-sectional survey performed in five large academic medical centers in China. A total of 539 male doctors, 547 female doctors were evaluated. We analyzed doctors' demographic characteristics, quality of life, sexual function and attitudes towards sexual problems. Chinese doctors are at high risk of sexual dysfunction and poor health. The prevalence of sexual dysfunction appears to increase with age, and is associated with various social and demographic factors including monthly income, physical exercise, working hours, night shift and health-related quality. The quality of life and sexual health of doctors deserves special attention as a significant public health concern. Alleviating work pressure, increasing income, improving quality of life and therapeutic sexual problems should be considered comprehensively.

Indexed as

Socioeconomic FactorsAdultChinaCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth StatusHumansMaleMiddle AgedPhysiciansQuality of LifeRisk FactorsSexual Dysfunction, PhysiologicalSexual Dysfunctions, PsychologicalSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung Adult

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PMID32938977
PMCPMC7494859
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