Sexual Distress in Patients with Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Cross-Sectional Study.

dc.contributor.authorCuenca-Barrales, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorRuiz-Villaverde, Ricardo
dc.contributor.authorMolina-Leyva, Alejandro
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-07T14:05:20Z
dc.date.available2025-01-07T14:05:20Z
dc.date.issued2019-04-18
dc.description.abstractHidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic auto-inflammatory skin disease with a great impact in quality of life. However, there is little research about the impact of HS on sex life. The aims of this study are to describe the frequency of sexual distress (SD) in patients with HS and to explore potentially associated epidemiological and clinical factors. We conducted a cross-sectional study by means of a crowd-sourced online questionnaire hosted by the Spanish hidradenitis suppurativa patients' association (ASENDHI). Sexual distress (SD) was evaluated with a Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) for HS impact on sex life. A total of 393 participants answered the questionnaire. The mean NRS for HS impact on sex life was 7.24 (2.77) in women and 6.39 (3.44) in men (p
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/jcm8040532
dc.identifier.issn2077-0383
dc.identifier.pmcPMC6518250
dc.identifier.pmid31003427
dc.identifier.pubmedURLhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6518250/pdf
dc.identifier.unpaywallURLhttps://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/8/4/532/pdf?version=1555648838
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10668/26130
dc.issue.number4
dc.journal.titleJournal of clinical medicine
dc.journal.titleabbreviationJ Clin Med
dc.language.isoen
dc.organizationSAS - Hospital Universitario San Cecilio
dc.organizationSAS - Hospital Universitario San Cecilio
dc.organizationSAS - Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves
dc.organizationInstituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada (ibs.GRANADA)
dc.organizationSAS - Hospital Universitario San Cecilio
dc.pubmedtypeJournal Article
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.accessRightsopen access
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjecthidradenitis suppurativa
dc.subjectmental disorder
dc.subjectmental health
dc.subjectsexual dysfunction
dc.subjectsexuality
dc.titleSexual Distress in Patients with Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Cross-Sectional Study.
dc.typeresearch article
dc.type.hasVersionVoR
dc.volume.number8

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