Authors
Kathryn E Flynn, Li Lin, Deborah Watkins Bruner, Jill M Cyranowski, Elizabeth A Hahn, Diana D Jeffery, Jennifer Barsky Reese, Bryce B Reeve, Rebecca A Shelby, Kevin P Weinfurt
Publication date
2016/11
Journal
The journal of sexual medicine
Volume
13
Issue
11
Pages
1642-1650
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Description
Introduction
Discussions about sexual health are uncommon in clinical encounters, despite the sexual dysfunction associated with many common health conditions. Understanding of the importance of sexual health and sexual satisfaction in U.S. adults is limited.
Aim
To provide epidemiologic data on the importance of sexual health for quality of life and people's satisfaction with their sex lives and to examine how each is associated with demographic and health factors.
Methods
Data are from a cross-sectional self-report questionnaire from a sample of 3,515 English-speaking U.S. adults recruited from an online panel that uses address-based probability sampling.
Main Outcome Measures
We report ratings of importance of sexual health to quality of life (single item with five-point response) and the Patient-Reported Outcomes …
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