Sexual function and quality of life of women: a cross sectional study

Authors

  • Larissa Santana Correia Fisioterapeuta pela Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública (EBMSP), Centro de Atenção ao Assoalho Pélvico da Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública
  • Cristina Brasil Fisioterapeuta, Mestranda em Medicina e Saúde Humana pela Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública (EBMSP), Centro de Atenção ao Assoalho Pélvico da Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública
  • Marianne Dantas da Silva Fisioterapeuta pela Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública (EBMSP), Centro de Atenção ao Assoalho Pélvico da Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública
  • Daiane Fernandes da Cunha Silva Fisioterapeuta pela Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública (EBMSP), Centro de Atenção ao Assoalho Pélvico da Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública
  • Hortênsia Oliveira Amorim Fisioterapeuta pela Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública (EBMSP), Centro de Atenção ao Assoalho Pélvico da Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública
  • Patrícia Lordêlo Fisioterapeuta, Pós- doutora em Ginecologia pela UNIFESP, Doutora em Medicina e Saúde Humana, Docente dos programas de Pós-graduação de Medicina e Saúde Humana e Tecnologia em Saúde da EBMSP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32385/rpmgf.v32i6.11961

Keywords:

Sexual Dysfunction, Quality of Life, Women, Physical Activity

Abstract

Objective: To compare the relationship between sexual function and quality of life (QOL) in women. Type of study: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Bahia, Brazil Participants: High school educated women who were members of a fitness club. Methods: Sexually active non-pregnant women between 18 and 60 years of age were invited to participate in this study. A questionnaire on sociodemographic and clinical information was administered along with the Female Sexual Function Index. Quality of life was evaluated using the SF-36 questionnaire. SF-36 scores of women with and without sexual were compared using the independent t test. Results: The sample included 375 physically active women with a mean age of 34.6±10.0 years. Sexual dysfunction was found in 21.1%. In all domains of the SF-36 women with dysfunction had lower mean scores (p < = 0.01 for emotional aspects and p < 0.01 for other domains). We observed differences in mean scores in mental health, physical, emotional aspects and social aspects respectively, (59.6±18.7), (72.6±33.1), (67.1±38.7) and (69.2±22.8) for women with sexual dysfunction and in the median scores (72.1±16.8), (85.1±26.6), (78.6±34.4) and (80.7±21.9) for women with adequate sexual function (p < 0,01 for all). Conclusion: Sexual Dysfunction had a negative impact on QOL in women in this population.

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Published

2016-11-01

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 6 (2016): Revista Portuguesa de Medicina Geral e Familiar

Section

Brief Article

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How to Cite

Sexual function and quality of life of women: a cross sectional study. (2016). Portuguese Journal of Family Medicine and General Practice, 32(6), 405-9. https://doi.org/10.32385/rpmgf.v32i6.11961