[Impotence in diabetic patients: detection of prevalence and social-health implications].

Autor:	Alonso Sandoica E; Centro de Salud Mar Báltico, Madrid., Sánchez Sánchez MD, Benito Fernández R, Fernández Girón M, Palancar de la Torre JL, Tejero Cabello I, Jara Rascón J
Jazyk:	Spanish; Castilian
Zdroj:	Atencion primaria [Aten Primaria] 1997 Nov 15; Vol. 20 (8), pp. 435-9.
Abstrakt:	Objectives: To classify information received from diabetics on erectile dysfunction (ED) and to find whether help is being sought or there is just passive resignation. Design: Epidemiological, descriptive, crossover study. Setting: Urban Health Centre. Patients: 102 patients involved in the Diabetes Programme for over a year were studied. Measurements and Main Results: A data collection sheet with the variables listed under objectives was designed. Average age was 63 +/- 12. Overall prevalence of ED was 56%, age being the most important related variable found (p < 0.01). 30% of patients with ED had requested medical care; only 18% had been treated. However, 54% of impotent diabetics accepted the theoretical possibility of treatment with intracavernous injections. Conclusions: A high prevalence of ED was detected in the diabetic patients studied. They considered the medical information on possible treatments scant (18%) and generally inadequate. Most preferred to be treated by the Primary Care doctor. Primary Care professionals must become more sensitive to ED and provide correct therapeutic information.
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