Why men are interested in an evaluation for a sexual problem.
OBJECTIVE
To understand why men were interested in an evaluation of a perceived sexual problem.


METHODS
Survey.


METHODS
Tertiary-referral VA Medical Center in Southeast Atlantic Region.


METHODS
Respondents from a 3% random sample of male veterans age 30-99 registered at a VA medical center with completed survey data (n = 427).


METHODS
A cross-sectional mailed survey. Independent variables included survey data related to emotional state, physical state, and/or demographic characteristics (marital status, race, and age). The dependent variable was interest in evaluation of a sexual problem.


RESULTS
Measures of erectile function, libido, and orgasm, when entered sequentially as separate functional sets in a logistic regression analysis, have a statistically significant (P < 0.05) influence on interest in an evaluation of a sexual problem. After controlling for sexual function and emotional state, physical state did not add to predicting interest in an evaluation for a sexual problem. After controlling for all other covariates, those who were never married, non-white, and elderly were less interested in an evaluation for a sexual problem (P < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Age, race, and marital status, in addition to sexual function, influence male veterans' interest in seeking clinical assessment for a sexual problem.
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Medical College of Virginia, Richmond.
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007989:Libido; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D009948:Orgasm; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D044469:Racial Groups; D012725:Sexual Behavior