title: Influence of personality on sexual quality of life in epilepsy.
abstract: We prospectively investigated the effect of personality on sexual quality of life (SQOL) in 49 epilepsy patients (23 women). Fifteen patients had generalised epilepsy and 34 had focal epilepsy. SQOL was determined using the Derogatis Interview for Sexual Function - Self Report Inventory (DISF-SR) and personality was studied using the NEO five-factor inventory (NEO-FFI). Lower extraversion and female sex were factors associated with decreased SQOL, accounting for 22% of SQOL variance. Our results suggest that particularly introverted women with epilepsy may have an elevated risk of decreased SQOL.
authors.affiliation: Epilepsy Center Hamburg, Protestant Hospital Alsterdorf, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mölleken
authors.forename: Hertha
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Richter-Appelt
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stodieck
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bengner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D002605:Character; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000523:psychology*; D004829:Epilepsy, Generalized / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007439:Introversion, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*