ArticleSpinal cord series and cases2021
Sexual dysfunction in women with spinal cord injury living in Greece.
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- Sexual function is the most commonly investigated aspect of sexuality in individuals with spinal cord injury or disease - a systematic review.Spinal cord · 2025Pooled it
- Evaluation of sexual function and associated clinical factors in women with spinal cord injury: a cross-sectional controlled study.Spinal cord · 2026Article
- The Hidden Burden of Sexual Dysfunction and Healthcare Service Gaps in Tunisian Spinal Cord Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- What drives clinic follow-up after traumatic spinal injury? An observational cohort study from Tanzania.BMJ open · 2025Observational
- Relationship between hyperuricemia with deposition and sexual dysfunction in males and females.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2022Review
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Abstract
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designCross-sectional study.
objectivesTo provide data on the rates of sexual dysfunction (SD) among the Greek spinal cord injury (SCI) women and to investigate any association with demographic and clinical variables.
settingGreek territory.
methodsOur sample was enrolled from rehabilitation institutes throughout Greece and included 30 women with SCI living in the community for at least 1 year after the primary inpatient rehabilitation program. They were assessed for SD using the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). Pearson's test was performed to examine the correlation of SD with clinical-demographic parameters as defined by specific questionnaires: Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS), World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF), Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Craig Handicap Assessment and Reporting Technique (CHART).
resultsSD was revealed in 63.3% of the study participants. The mean FSFI score was 14.4. Pearson's analysis showed that age was negatively correlated with FSFI scores (p = 0.006), while pain had a negative impact only on desire scores (p = 0.04). FSFI scores were negatively correlated with PHQ-9 (p = 0.04), while there was a positive correlation with SWLS (p = 0.003), SCIM (p = 0.013), and specific domains of WHOQOL-BREF (psychological, relations, environment), and CHART (mobility, social integration).
conclusionsThe rate of SD (63.3%) generally agrees with the findings of high rates in most of the literature, although it is rather lower, in comparison to other populations. Old age and depressive symptoms were the major identified determinants of SD.
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