[Psychological factors and erectile function in men with refractory chronic prostatitis].
OBJECTIVE
To study the psychological factors and erectile function in patients with refractory chronic prostatitis.


METHODS
We obtained and compared the scores on the NIH scales of chronic prostatitis symptoms, anxiety, depression and erectile function among 232 refractory and medical chronic prostatitis patients who had never received any psychotherapy.


RESULTS
No significant differences were observed in the scores on chronic prostatitis symptoms between the refractory and the medical chronic prostatitis groups, while the scores on anxiety and depression were significantly higher and that on erectile function significantly lower in the refractory than in the medical group (P < 0.01), with a negative correlation between the scores on the former two items and that on the latter.


CONCLUSIONS
Obvious psychological factors exist in patients with refractory chronic prostatitis, which may affect their erectile function.
Zeng
Han-Qing
HQ
Deparment of Urology, First Hospital of Wuhan, Wuhan, Hubei 430022, China. zenghanqing@163.com
Zhang
Chuan-Hua
CH
Lu
Gong-Cheng
GC
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003863:Depression / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010410:Penile Erection / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology*; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult