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Assessment of marital adjustment and sexuality in women with rheumatoid arthritis

Romatoid artritli kadınlarda evlilik uyumu ve cinsellik

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Conclusion: Rheumatoid arthritis does not affect marital adjustment of patients; however, may affect sexual functioning to some extent leading to a need for psychiatric care.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objectives: Physical distress in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may affect marital adjustment and sexual functioning.
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Key Findings & Data:Patients and methods: The patient group consisted of 47 female patients with a diagnosis of RA between the ages of 18-55 (mean age 37.36±7.21 years), married and who have not entered menopause yet.
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Conclusion & Impact:Conclusion: Rheumatoid arthritis does not affect marital adjustment of patients; however, may affect sexual functioning to some extent leading to a need for psychiatric care.
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Objectives: Physical distress in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may affect marital adjustment and sexual functioning. This study aims to investigate marital adjustment and sexuality in female patients with RA. Patients and methods: The patient group consisted of 47 female patients with a diagnosis of RA between the ages of 18-55 (mean age 37.36±7.21 years), married and who have not entered menopause yet. Forty-five healthy women were included as a control group. Golombok Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction (GRISS), Arizona Sexual Experiences Scale (ASEX), Dyadic Adjustment Scale, Beck Depression Scale, Beck Anxiety Scale, and Disease Activity Scores in 28 joints were evaluated. Results: The mean disease duration was 4.77±4.61 years. There was no significant difference between the groups with regard to total and subscale scores of Dyadic Adjustment Scale and GRISS total scores (p>0.05). A significant difference was found between the groups with regard to ASEX total score (p<0.05), ASEX-objective sexual arousal (p<0.05), ASEX-subjective sexual arousal categories (p<0.01), and GRISS-anorgasmia subscale (p<0.01). A positive correlation was found only between the number of tender joints and anorgasmia subscale of GRISS (p<0.05). Conclusion: Rheumatoid arthritis does not affect marital adjustment of patients; however, may affect sexual functioning to some extent leading to a need for psychiatric care.

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Amaç: Romatoid artritli (RA) hastalarda fiziksel sıkıntı evlilik uyumunu ve cinsel işlevi etkileyebilir. Bu çalışmada, kadın RA hastalarında evlilik uyumunun ve cinselliğin araştırılması amaçlanmıştır. Hastalar ve yöntemler: Çalışmaya 18-55 yaşları arasında (ortalama yaş 37.36±7.21), RA tanısı konulmuş, evli ve henüz menopoza girmemiş 47 kadın hasta dahil edildi. Kontrol grubu olarak 45 sağlıklı kadın alındı. Golombok-Rust Cinsel Doyum Ölçeği (GRISS), Arizona Cinsel Deneyimler Ölçeği (ASEX), Çiftler Uyum Ölçeği, Beck Depresyon Ölçeği, Beck Anksiyete Ölçeği ve 28 Eklemde Hastalık Aktivite Puanları değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Ortalama hastalık süresi 4.77±4.61 yıl idi. Çiftler Uyum Ölçeği ve GRISS toplam puanlarının toplam ve alt ölçek puanları bakımından gruplar arasında anlamlı fark yoktu (p>0.05). Arizona Cinsel Deneyimler Ölçeği toplam puanı (p<0.05), ASEX-objektif cinsel uyarılma (p<0.05), ASEX-sübjektif cinsel uyarılma (p<0.01) kategorileri ve GRISS anorgazmi alt ölçeği puanları bakımından gruplar arasında anlamlı fark bulundu. Pozitif bir korelasyon sadece hassas eklem sayısı ve GRISS anorgazmi alt ölçeği arasında bulundu (p<0.05). Sonuç: Romatoid artrit hastaların evlilik uyumunu etkilememekte, fakat cinsel işlevi belirli bir dereceye kadar etkileyerek psikiyatrik tedavi gereksinimi doğurabilmektedir.

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ÖNEM, R., ÇELİK, S., TANKAYA, O., KOLAT, U., SUNGU, B. D., SEVİNDİK, C. S., ÖZER, Ö. A., ÖNCÜ, J. (2014). Assessment of marital adjustment and sexuality in women with rheumatoid arthritis. art, Cilt: 29 - Sayı: 4, 280–288. https://ajindex.com/articles/351772

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