Depressive symptoms and marital adjustment among primary care patients with erectile dysfunction in Umuahia, Nigeria
South African Journal of Psychiatry
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Depressive symptoms and marital adjustment among primary care patients with erectile dysfunction in Umuahia, Nigeria | |
| Creator | Nwakanma, Nwaonu C. Ofoedu, John N. | |
| Description | Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between erectile dysfunction (ED), marital adjustment and depression. Methods: The survey was conducted among primary care patients at Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia. Subjects were 678 married, male primary care patients; aged 20–70 years (mean age = 45 years). ED was assessed by International Index of Erectile Function 5 (IIEF-5) score, the presence of clinically significant depressive symptoms was assessed with the 5-item version of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), and marital adjustment was assessed with the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale (RDAS).Results: The prevalence of probable depression by CES-D and ED by IIEF-5 score was 20.9% and 26.0%, respectively. Marital distress was rampant (62.0%) among subjects with ED (p 0.05, χ2 = 196.58). Erectile dysfunction was associated with marital adjustment (p 0.05). Partial correlation revealed that depression affects both ED and marital adjustment, and is closely related to both variables.Conclusion: Partner involvement and screening for depression should be emphasised in the care of patients with ED. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2016-08-19 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v22i1.979 | |
| Source | South African Journal of Psychiatry; Vol 22, No 1 (2016); 6 pages 2078-6786 1608-9685 | |
| Language | eng | |
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