Assessment of sexual dysfunction, the quality of life and difficulties in broaching sexual issues in patients with chronic low back pain by using cluster analysis

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dc.contributor.authorCokar, Dilek
dc.contributor.authorCelik, Yusuf
dc.contributor.authorAyla, Ozge Ozdemir
dc.contributor.authorKavadar, Gulis
dc.contributor.authorMurat, Sadiye
dc.contributor.authorOzgonenel, Levent
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-19T14:40:04Z
dc.date.available2024-05-19T14:40:04Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentİstinye Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study is to investigate the physical and psychosocial problems and the clinical and sociodemographic factors affecting sexual life in patients with nonspecific chronic low back pain (CLBP), thus drawing attention to sexual disability and patients' concerns in the conservative management of the disease. A total of 140 patients were included in the study. The assessment of disease characteristics, information about sexual life and related factors were evaluated by a self-constructed questionnaire. Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) were used to assess functional disability, pain-related anxiety, physical activity level, fear of movement and depression severity, respectively. Hierarchical cluster analysis was used to discover relationships among variables. Based on the dendrogram, the intensity of CLBP, the impact of CLBP on sexual life, decrease in libido, sexual satisfaction, frequency of intercourse, painful sexual behavior and questionnaire results (BDI, TSK, ODI, PCS) were in the same cluster. Consistent with this, positive correlations were found between BDI and PCS (p < 0.001, r = 0.481), BDI and TSK (p < 0.001, r = 0.319), and BDI and ODI (p < 0.001, r = 0.408). The other main clusters included demographic and clinical characteristics, ODI and IPAQ scores. The sexual lives of patients with CLBP are affected physically and psychosocially. In clinical practice, it is important to counsel sexual disability patients because of their concerns and hesitations.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.22514/sv.2024.008
dc.identifier.endpage132en_US
dc.identifier.issn1334-5605
dc.identifier.issn1845-206X
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85183057760en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage127en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org10.22514/sv.2024.008
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12713/4901
dc.identifier.volume20en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001145097500009en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMre Pressen_US
dc.relation.ispartofSigna Vitaeen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.snmz20240519_kaen_US
dc.subjectChronic Low Back Painen_US
dc.subjectSexual Activitiesen_US
dc.subjectKinesiophobiaen_US
dc.subjectPain Catastrophizingen_US
dc.subjectIntercourse Positionen_US
dc.titleAssessment of sexual dysfunction, the quality of life and difficulties in broaching sexual issues in patients with chronic low back pain by using cluster analysisen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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