The first cross-sectional comparative observational study of sexual dysfunction in Emirati and non-Emirati Parkinson's disease patients (EmPark-SD) in the United Arab Emirates.

Autor: Metta V; King's College London, Department of Neurosciences, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience and Parkinson's Foundation Centre of Excellence, King's College Hospital, London, UK. vinod.metta@nhs.net.; Parkinson's Foundation Centre of Excellence, King's College Hospital London, Dubai, UAE. vinod.metta@nhs.net., Ibrahim H; Parkinson's Association United Arab Emirates, Dubai, UAE., Qamar MA; King's College London, Department of Neurosciences, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience and Parkinson's Foundation Centre of Excellence, King's College Hospital, London, UK., Dhamija RK; Institute of Human Behavior and Allied Sciences, Lady Hardinge Medical College and SSK Hospital, New Delhi, India., Popławska-Domaszewicz K; Department of Neurology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland., Benamer HTS; College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid, University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, UAE., Loney T; College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid, University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, UAE., Mrudula R; Institute of Movement Disorders and Parkinson's Centre, City Neuro Centre, Hyderabad, India., Falup-Pecurariu C; Department of Neurology, Transilvania University of Brasov, Brasov, Romania., Rodriguez-Blazquez C; National Centre of Epidemiology and CIBERNED, Institute of Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain., Dafsari HS; University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany., Goyal V; Institute of Movement Disorders and Parkinson's Centre, Medanta Hospitals, Delhi, India., Borgohain R; Institute of Movement Disorders and Parkinson's Centre, Medanta Hospitals, Delhi, India., Almazrouei S; Stemcell Society United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, UAE., Chung-Faye G; King's College London, Department of Neurosciences, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience and Parkinson's Foundation Centre of Excellence, King's College Hospital, London, UK., Chaudhuri KR; King's College London, Department of Neurosciences, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience and Parkinson's Foundation Centre of Excellence, King's College Hospital, London, UK.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2024 Nov 21; Vol. 14 (1), pp. 28845. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Nov 21.
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-79668-6
Abstrakt: Sexual dysfunction (SD) is a common non-motor symptom in people with Parkinson's disease (PD) yet underreported and undertreated specifically in many ethnic PD groups because of religious, social and personal perceptions. We conducted the first single-centre cross-sectional study in the United Arab Emirates of SD in 513 consecutive patients who agreed to complete the survey questionnaires. Data was collected on SD using the Nonmotor Symptoms Scale (NMSS), Index of Erectile Function, and Female Sexual Function Index. Our results show that the non-Emirati group had higher NMSS-SD scores than the Emirati group. SD was reported independent of ethnicity, race and disease stage (p < 0.001). SD correlated with worsening quality of life (p < 0.001) and anxiety domain, especially in young PD patients (p < 0.001). Our data concludes that there is no significant difference in SD between different ethnicity groups, contrary to common perception. SD appears to be underreported in this population and needs addressing using culturally sensitive bespoke counselling.
Competing Interests: Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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