Anne Bijlsma-Rutte1, Annemarie M J Braamse2, Patricia van Oppen3, Frank J Snoek4, Paul Enzlin5, Peter Leusink6, Giel Nijpels7, Petra J M Elders7. 1. Department of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: a.rutte@vumc.nl. 2. Department of Medical Psychology, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, Postbus 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 3. Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, VU University Medical Center, A.J. Ernststraat 1187, 1081 HL Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 4. Department of Medical Psychology, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, Postbus 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 5. Department of Neurosciences, Institute for Family and Sexuality Studies, KU Leuven, Oude Markt 13, bus 5500, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Centre for Clinical Sexology and Sex Therapy, UPC KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. 6. Department of Sexology, Groene Hart Hospital, Bleulandweg 10, 2803 HH Gouda, The Netherlands. 7. Department of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Abstract
AIMS: The identification and discussion of sexual care needs in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in primary care is currently insufficient. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of sexual dissatisfaction, sexual problems and need for help by using a screening instrument among people with T2DM in primary care. METHODS: Data were collected in 45 general practices in the Netherlands from January 2015 to February 2016. The Brief Sexual Symptom Checklist (BSSC) was used to screen among 40-75 year old men and women. RESULTS: In total, 786 people with T2DM (66.5% men) were screened. The prevalence of sexual dissatisfaction was 36.6%, significantly higher among men than among women (41.1% vs. 27.8%). Sexually dissatisfied men most often reported erectile dysfunction (71.6%); for sexually dissatisfied women, low sexual desire (52.8%) and lubrication problems (45.8%) were most common. More than half of all dissatisfied people had a need for care (61.8%), significantly more men than women (66.8% vs. 47.2%). CONCLUSIONS: One third of people with T2DM is sexually dissatisfied and more than half of these people report a need for help. The BSSC could be used a tool to proactively identify sexually dissatisfied people in primary care.
AIMS: The identification and discussion of sexual care needs in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in primary care is currently insufficient. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of sexual dissatisfaction, sexual problems and need for help by using a screening instrument among people with T2DM in primary care. METHODS: Data were collected in 45 general practices in the Netherlands from January 2015 to February 2016. The Brief Sexual Symptom Checklist (BSSC) was used to screen among 40-75 year old men and women. RESULTS: In total, 786 people with T2DM (66.5% men) were screened. The prevalence of sexual dissatisfaction was 36.6%, significantly higher among men than among women (41.1% vs. 27.8%). Sexually dissatisfied men most often reported erectile dysfunction (71.6%); for sexually dissatisfied women, low sexual desire (52.8%) and lubrication problems (45.8%) were most common. More than half of all dissatisfied people had a need for care (61.8%), significantly more men than women (66.8% vs. 47.2%). CONCLUSIONS: One third of people with T2DM is sexually dissatisfied and more than half of these people report a need for help. The BSSC could be used a tool to proactively identify sexually dissatisfied people in primary care.
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Authors: Pieter C Barnhoorn; Hannah R Zuurveen; Inge C Prins; Gaby F van Ek; Brenda L den Oudsten; Marjolein E M den Ouden; Hein Putter; Mattijs E Numans; Henk W Elzevier Journal: Fam Pract Date: 2020-11-28 Impact factor: 2.267
Authors: P C Barnhoorn; Inge C Prins; Hannah R Zuurveen; Brenda L den Oudsten; Marjolein E M den Ouden; Mattijs E Numans; Henk W Elzevier; Gaby F van Ek Journal: BMC Prim Care Date: 2022-03-19