title: On life satisfaction in male erectile dysfunction.
abstract: A consecutive series of 413 impotent men and 109 References rated their satisfaction with life as a whole and with seven different domains of life along a six graded scale ranging from very satisfied to very dissatisfied. In a subsample of impotent men treated with PGE1 these self-ratings were repeated applying the concept that dissatisfaction reflects an aspirations/achievement gap and successful treatment leads not only to increased sexual well-being but also to increased satisfaction with life as a whole. Regardless of the etiology of impotence pre-treatment level of sexual satisfaction was very low. In assumedly psychogenically impotent men levels of satisfaction with life as a whole, partnership and family life were also low. Using factor analytic technique satisfaction with sexual life was found to be a powerful predictor for satisfaction with life as a whole. In successfully PGE1-treated men pre-treatment decreased levels of satisfaction were significantly increased and generally normalization occurred.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sexology, University of Umeå, Sweden.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Fugl-Meyer
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lodnert
authors.forename: I B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Bränholm
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Fugl-Meyer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000527:Alprostadil / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010413:Penis / Q000187:drug effects; D011788:Quality of Life; D012646:Self Administration; D019529:Sexuality
chemical_list: D000527:Alprostadil