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ArticleBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Sexual Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis: The Role of Executive Function.

Silvia Marinetto, Alice Riccardi, Filippo Barbadoro, Veronica Pucci, Enrico Selini, Aghite Pavan, Francesca Rinaldi, Paola Perini, Marco Puthenparampil, Paolo Gallo and 1 more

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Article in Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Silvia MarinettoDepartment of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, University of Padua, 35133 Padua, Italy.
Alice RiccardiMultiple Sclerosis Centre, Department of Neuroscience, University-Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy.
Filippo BarbadoroDepartment of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, University of Padua, 35133 Padua, Italy.
Veronica PucciDepartment of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, University of Padua, 35133 Padua, Italy.
Enrico SeliniDepartment of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, University of Padua, 35133 Padua, Italy.
Aghite PavanDepartment of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, University of Padua, 35133 Padua, Italy.
Francesca RinaldiMultiple Sclerosis Centre, University-Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy.
Paola PeriniMultiple Sclerosis Centre, University-Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy.
Marco PuthenparampilMultiple Sclerosis Centre, Department of Neuroscience, University-Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy.
Paolo GalloMultiple Sclerosis Centre, Department of Neuroscience, University-Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy.
Sara MondiniDepartment of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, University of Padua, 35133 Padua, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2144-9435
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cognitive impairment and sexual dysfunction are common symptoms in persons with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The present study focuses on the relationship between these two dimensions by means of a specific assessment commonly used in clinical practice with this population. Fifty-five persons with a diagnosis of MS underwent specific cognitive tests and answered clinical questionnaires. Two cognitive tests, one for memory (the Selective Reminding Test), and one for attention (the Symbol Digit Modalities Test), were administered together with two tests for executive functions (the D-KEFS Sorting Test and Stroop Test). Two self-report questionnaires to investigate clinical, psychological and sexual features (the Beck Depression Inventory-II and Self-perception of Cognition in Multiple Sclerosis and Multiple Sclerosis Intimacy and Sexuality Questionnaire-19), were also administered. The main result highlights that sexual difficulties are associated with cognitive deficits, particularly with executive disorders, but not with memory and attention. Furthermore, sexual difficulties are better explained when depression symptoms are also taken into account. This study disentangles the interaction between sexual dysfunction, cognitive impairment and depression in persons with MS by emphasising the role of very high cognitive processing (i.e., executive functioning) in determining human behaviour.

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cognitive abilitiesdepressionexecutive functionsMultiple Sclerosisself-perceptionsexual dysfunction

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PMID37232606
PMCPMC10215093
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