DECLARED SATISFACTION WITH SEXUAL LIFE AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH EPILEPSY
Journal Title: Acta Neuropsychologica - Year 2015, Vol 13, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Sexuality-related factors are an important aspect of the everyday functioning of patients with epilepsy. Sexual life may have a significant effect on the quality of life but be unreported and under-diagnosed. The aim of the study was to answer for two questions: To what extent do factors relating to satisfaction with one’s sexual life affect the quality of life in patients with epilepsy? To what extent can illness be a source of difficulty in sexual life? Material/Methods: A multi-centre study was conducted on 81 women and 89 men, mean age 39.6. The QOLIE-31 and a questionnaire on sexual life were administered. The research material was collected between 2009 and 2012 in selected clinical centres throughout Poland which treat patients with epilepsy: Bydgoszcz, Ciborz, Lublin, Kielce, Warsaw, and Szczecin.Results: Increase in satisfaction with one’s sexual life is accompanied by a parallel increase in quality of life, as attested to by the correlation with the total QOLIE-31 score (0.16; p≤0.004). Significant relations were also found for the QOLIE-31 subscales: EF – energy/fatigue, OQ – overall quality of life, SF – social functioning, and COG – cognitive functioning. The weaker the belief that epilepsy causes difficulties in the sexual sphere, the higher the quality of life (QOLIE-31) score (-0.316; p≤0.001).Conclusions: The sexual satisfaction had a greater effect on the total quality of life than the frequency of epileptic seizures (OQ = 0.25 vs. 0.18). Patients in monotherapy were much more satisfied with their sexual life than patients in polytherapy. This difference is significant in both men and women, and both younger (≤49) and older (≥50) patients.
Authors and Affiliations
Krzysztof Owczarek, Hanna Rozenek, Joanna Jędrzejczak, Andrzej Rysz, Barbara Błaszczyk, Dorota Włodarczyk
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