Observational studyAndrologia2021
The effect of COVID-19 epidemic on the sexual function of healthcare professionals.
Observational study in Andrologia, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Impacts for health and care workers of Covid-19 and other public health emergencies of international concern: living systematic review, meta-analysis and policy recommendations.Human resources for health · 2024Pooled it
- Love in the time of COVID-19: A systematic mapping review of empirical research on romantic relationships one year into the COVID-19 pandemic.Family process · 2022Pooled it
- Social environmental impact of COVID-19 and erectile dysfunction: an explorative review.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2022Pooled it
- Erectile dysfunction among patients and health care providers during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review.International journal of impotence research · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on sexual functioning and activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2022Pooled it
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- The Multifaceted Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on Sexual Health, Function, and Behaviors: Implications for Public Health: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Prevalence of sexual dysfunction and pursuit of sexual medicine evaluation among male physicians-a survey.International journal of impotence research · 2024Article
- Causal associations between COVID-19 and erectile dysfunction: a Mendelian randomization study.The Journal of international medical research · 2024Article
- The Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Sexual Lives of Polish Young Adults.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Prevalence of new onset erectile dysfunction among Damietta governorate men after contracting COVID-19.Irish journal of medical science · 2024Article
- Effect of COVID-19 infection on the erectile function.Andrology · 2023Article
- Sexual Health During COVID-19: A Scoping Review.Sexual medicine reviews · 2022Article
- Impact of COVID-19 on male urogenital health: Success of vaccines.Drug discovery today · 2022Review
- Changes in sexual functions and habits of healthcare workers during the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak: a cross-sectional survey study.Irish journal of medical science · 2022Article
- The Epidemic of COVID-19-Related Erectile Dysfunction: A Scoping Review and Health Care Perspective.Sexual medicine reviews · 2022Article
- Letter to the editor: how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed outpatient diagnosis in the andrological setting.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2022Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Psychosexual Functions of Healthcare Workers.The journal of sexual medicine · 2022Article
- The Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on Reproduction, Sexual Function and Behaviors: A Review of the Main Trends and Findings.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2022Article
- Erectile dysfunction among Thai patients with COVID-19 infection.Translational andrology and urology · 2021Article
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Abstract
Studies have shown that healthcare professionals struggling with epidemics develop symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. The aim of this study is to show how often and severely erectile dysfunction, one of the components of post-traumatic stress disorder, is seen among healthcare professionals during COVID-19 outbreak. The Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) and the Index of Erectile Function-5 (IIEF-5) were applied to 159 male healthcare professionals working in COVID-19 units and a control group of 200 people. Healthcare professional group was divided into subgroups according to occupation (physician, nurse), age-group (18-25, 26-30, >30), marital status and unit of work (Suspected Patient Area, Diagnosed Patient Area). Both stress disorder and erectile dysfunction were seen at higher rates in healthcare professionals group (p < .001). The median IIEF-5 scores of nurses, married subjects and those working in the Diagnosed Patient Area, were found to be higher (p < .001, p = .014, p = .011 respectively). During the COVID-19 outbreak, healthcare professionals are exposed to psychological trauma and their sexual function may be negatively affected. The measures to be taken are important to estimate which groups are more affected.
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