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Mental and Sexual Health of Men in Times of COVID-19 Lockdown

Due to the worldwide spread of COVID-19, some restrictions were introduced which could lead to the development of distress and somatic symptoms. This survey aimed to study the mental and sexual health of men during the COVID-19 outbreak. An online questionnaire was conducted to collect data on conta...

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Autores principales: Szuster, Ewa, Pawlikowska-Gorzelańczyk, Anna, Kostrzewska, Paulina, Mandera-Grygierzec, Amanda, Rusiecka, Agnieszka, Biernikiewicz, Małgorzata, Brawańska, Kinga, Sobieszczańska, Małgorzata, Rożek-Piechura, Krystyna, Kałka, Dariusz
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Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9690699/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36430046
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215327
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author Szuster, Ewa
Pawlikowska-Gorzelańczyk, Anna
Kostrzewska, Paulina
Mandera-Grygierzec, Amanda
Rusiecka, Agnieszka
Biernikiewicz, Małgorzata
Brawańska, Kinga
Sobieszczańska, Małgorzata
Rożek-Piechura, Krystyna
Kałka, Dariusz
author_facet Szuster, Ewa
Pawlikowska-Gorzelańczyk, Anna
Kostrzewska, Paulina
Mandera-Grygierzec, Amanda
Rusiecka, Agnieszka
Biernikiewicz, Małgorzata
Brawańska, Kinga
Sobieszczańska, Małgorzata
Rożek-Piechura, Krystyna
Kałka, Dariusz
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description Due to the worldwide spread of COVID-19, some restrictions were introduced which could lead to the development of distress and somatic symptoms. This survey aimed to study the mental and sexual health of men during the COVID-19 outbreak. An online questionnaire was conducted to collect data on contact with people suspected of infection/infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, use of stimulants, and perceived mental and sexual health during isolation among Polish men. They were also asked to answer the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-15) questionnaire. In total, 606 men with a mean age of 28.46 ± 9.17 years took part in the survey. Fear of contracting the COVID-19 infection had a negative impact on the mental health of 132 men (21.8%). Fear of the health condition of loved ones caused stress and a depressed mood in 253 men (41.7%), and media reports worsened the mental health of 185 men (30.2%). In the BDI, 71.95% of the respondents did not suffer from depressive symptoms, 17.33% were diagnosed with mild depression, 6.11% with moderate depression, and 4.62% had severe depression. The mean score in the IIEF-15 questionnaire in the erectile function domain was 22.27, orgasm—7.63, desire—8.25, satisfaction—10.17, and general satisfaction—6.84. Depressive symptoms indicated more severe sexual functioning disorders (p < 0.001). Fear, following the media, and loneliness were associated with more severe depressive and sexual disorders (p < 0.001). The libido level (p = 0.002) and frequency of sexual activity (p < 0.001) were also lower during the pandemic than before the lockdown. These data showed that the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on male mental and sexual health.
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spelling pubmed-96906992022-11-25 Mental and Sexual Health of Men in Times of COVID-19 Lockdown Szuster, Ewa Pawlikowska-Gorzelańczyk, Anna Kostrzewska, Paulina Mandera-Grygierzec, Amanda Rusiecka, Agnieszka Biernikiewicz, Małgorzata Brawańska, Kinga Sobieszczańska, Małgorzata Rożek-Piechura, Krystyna Kałka, Dariusz Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Due to the worldwide spread of COVID-19, some restrictions were introduced which could lead to the development of distress and somatic symptoms. This survey aimed to study the mental and sexual health of men during the COVID-19 outbreak. An online questionnaire was conducted to collect data on contact with people suspected of infection/infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, use of stimulants, and perceived mental and sexual health during isolation among Polish men. They were also asked to answer the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-15) questionnaire. In total, 606 men with a mean age of 28.46 ± 9.17 years took part in the survey. Fear of contracting the COVID-19 infection had a negative impact on the mental health of 132 men (21.8%). Fear of the health condition of loved ones caused stress and a depressed mood in 253 men (41.7%), and media reports worsened the mental health of 185 men (30.2%). In the BDI, 71.95% of the respondents did not suffer from depressive symptoms, 17.33% were diagnosed with mild depression, 6.11% with moderate depression, and 4.62% had severe depression. The mean score in the IIEF-15 questionnaire in the erectile function domain was 22.27, orgasm—7.63, desire—8.25, satisfaction—10.17, and general satisfaction—6.84. Depressive symptoms indicated more severe sexual functioning disorders (p < 0.001). Fear, following the media, and loneliness were associated with more severe depressive and sexual disorders (p < 0.001). The libido level (p = 0.002) and frequency of sexual activity (p < 0.001) were also lower during the pandemic than before the lockdown. These data showed that the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on male mental and sexual health. MDPI 2022-11-20 /pmc/articles/PMC9690699/ /pubmed/36430046 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215327 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Biernikiewicz, Małgorzata
Brawańska, Kinga
Sobieszczańska, Małgorzata
Rożek-Piechura, Krystyna
Kałka, Dariusz
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36430046
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215327
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