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  • Title: Influence of erectile dysfunction on health related quality of life of male kidney transplant patients.
    Author: Rebollo P, Ortega F, Valdés C, Fernández-Vega F, Ortega T, García-Mendoza M, Gómez E.
    Journal: Int J Impot Res; 2004 Jun; 16(3):282-7. PubMed ID: 14961058.
    Abstract:
    The objective of the present study was to investigate if a psychological adaptation capacity exists in kidney transplant bearers, even with ageing, in relation to erectile dysfunction (ED). We studied ED using IIEF-5 and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) using the SF-36 Health Survey, in a large sample of male renal transplant patients (n=242), searching for the influence of ED on HRQoL. Patients included 199 patients (82%); the median age was 52 y (43-62); 106 patients (54.9%) presented ED. These patients were divided into four groups according to median age. SF-36 scores were worse for ED vs non-ED patients in the first three age groups, but not in age group 4. SF-36 Mental Component Summary was similar for patients with ED and without ED in all age groups. We confirm the hypothesis that a psychological adaptation occurs in renal transplant patients in all age groups, when suffering ED.
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