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Determining the sexual quality of life and related factors in patients referred to the department of cardiac rehabilitation: A cross-sectional study
Taqizade Firoozjaei, Iman; Taghadosi, Mohsen & Sadat, Zohre
Abstract
Background: One of the neglected issues among cardiovascular participants is sexual
activity, which can affect their general quality of life.
Objective: To evaluate the sexual quality of life and its related factors.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 200
cardiovascular participants, referred to the department of rehabilitation of the Shahid
Beheshti Hospital of Kashan, Iran in May 2017. Individuals who met the inclusion criteria
filled the demographic characteristics questionnaires, including sexual quality of
life questionnaire (SQOL)-female and SQOL-male, sexual knowledge post-myocardial
infarction scale (SKS-MI), sexual knowledge after coronary artery bypass grafting
surgery scale (SKS-CABG), and couple communication scale (CCS).
Results: In this research, the mean score of SQOL of the participants was 50.02 ± 22.57.
According to the results, there was a significant and positive association between the
scores of SQOL and CCS (r = 0.540, p ≤ 0.0001), SKS-MI (r = 0.322, p = 0.006), and SKS-CABG
(r = 0.178, p = 0.046). The maximum association was observed between SQOL
and CCS and the minimum association between SQOL and SKS-CABG. Moreover, there
was a relationship between the SQOL and participant’s age and level of education.
Conclusion: According to the results of the study, the sexual quality of life scores among
participants with MI and CABG was not favorable and this participant suffered from a
lack of sexual knowledge.
Keywords
Sexual health; Patients; Cardiovascular rehabilitation.
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