ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021
The Impact of Lockdown on Couples' Sex Lives.
Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Exploring the adult sexual wellbeing and behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic. A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- 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
- Unraveling Depressive Symptomatology and Risk Factors in a Changing World.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Impact on the Quality of Women's Sexual Life: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- The role of sexting in couple wellbeing for Italian women during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Sexual Health During COVID-19: A Scoping Review.Sexual medicine reviews · 2022Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Global Diseases and Human Well-Being.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Female Sexual Function.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- The Global Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Individuals' and Couples' Sexuality.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Review
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25 authors at 15 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundthe aim of this study was to perform an Italian telematics survey analysis on the changes in couples' sex lives during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown.
methodsa multicenter cross sectional study was conducted on people sexually active and in stable relationships for at least 6 months. To evaluate male and female sexual dysfunctions, we used the international index of erectile function (IIEF-15) and the female sexual function index (FSFI), respectively; marital quality and stability were evaluated by the marital adjustment test (items 10-15); to evaluate the severity of anxiety symptoms, we used the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale. The effects of the quarantine on couples' relationships was assessed with questions created in-house.
resultswe included 2149 participants. The sex lives improved for 49% of participants, particularly those in cohabitation; for 29% it deteriorated, while for 22% of participants it did not change. Women who responded that their sex lives deteriorated had no sexual dysfunction, but they had anxiety, tension, fear, and insomnia. Contrarily, men who reported deteriorating sex lives had erectile dysfunctions and orgasmic disorders. In both genders, being unemployed or smart working, or having sons were risk factors for worsening the couples' sex lives.
conclusionthis study should encourage evaluation of the long-term effects of COVID-19 on the sex lives of couples.
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