RT Journal Article
T1 Sexual Distress in Patients with Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Cross-Sectional Study.
A1 Cuenca-Barrales, Carlos
A1 Ruiz-Villaverde, Ricardo
A1 Molina-Leyva, Alejandro
K1 hidradenitis suppurativa
K1 mental disorder
K1 mental health
K1 sexual dysfunction
K1 sexuality
AB Hidradenitis 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
SN 2077-0383
YR 2019
FD 2019-04-18
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10668/26130
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10668/26130
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 4, 2025