Sexual functioning in patients with psoriasis in south India: A cross sectional pilot study
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Psychology - Year 2019, Vol 9, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: Sexual Functioning is an essential part of human life. Few studies exploring the impact of Psoriasis on sexual functioning found that sexual health is diminished in considerable number of patients. Certain studies found more distress among females especially those with genital lesions while prevalence of erectile dysfunction in males with psoriasis has also been found by few studies. Our study aimed to assess sexual functioning in psoriatic patients and explore the co-relation between type of Psoriasis, severity and presence of sexual dysfunction as a pilot project. Methodology: Cross sectional, Descriptive study. 95 diagnosed cases of Psoriasis, who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were taken up for the study. The patients were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire for demographics followed by detailed assessment. Tools Used were the 1. International Classification of Diseases 10th Edition (ICD 10) 2. PASI –Psoriasis Area Severity Index, 2. ASEX: Arizona Sexual Experiences Scale. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS Version 16 and the results are represented as tables and graphs. Results: Males presented more with Sexual dysfunction. Erythrodermic Psoriasis (72.7%) showed significant co-relation with sexual dysfunction (p=0.003), the least co-relation being with Plaque psoriasis (21.9%). Moderate severity presented with more sexual dysfunction (36.5%) followed by Severe psoriasis (29.5%) (p=0.25). Conclusion: Sexual Dysfunction was found to be prevalent in Psoriasis. Erythrodermic psoriasis was found to have more risk of developing sexual dysfunction, and Moderate Severity of psoriasis was at increased risk for sexual distress. Keeping in mind limitations of study, the implication has to be viewed with caution.
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Keya Das, T S Sathyanarayana Rao
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