title: Marital and sexual satisfaction in patients with RA and their spouses.
abstract: This study sets out to determine predictors of marital and sexual satisfaction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and their spouses. Fifty-nine patients and their spouses completed questionnaires independent from each other. Multiple correlations with marital and sexual satisfaction were computed for demographic variables, disease status, psychological distress, and social support. The results indicate that psychological distress and social support are more important than objectively assessed disease status in determining marital and sexual satisfaction in patients with RA.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Research and Development, Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. w.van.lankveld@smk-research.nl
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: van Lankveld
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ruiterkamp
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Näring
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: de Rooij
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000328:Adult; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011336:Probability; D011788:Quality of Life; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires