title: [Quality of life of males with spinal cord injury and sexual dysfunction].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  the aims of this study are to assess the quality of life (QOL) of males with spinal cord injury (SCI) and to know their sexual health. We also analyze the links among clinic and sociodemographic variables, the sexual health of males with SCI and their QOL.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a transversal cross-sectional study that was made in the hospital of Paraplegics of Toledo. The sample included 45 men presenting SCI and sexual dysfunction. Life Satisfaction Checklist and Sexual Health Measurement Scale were used to gather data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The 97, 8% of all participants are interested in having sexual relationships; the 70% of all participants have a steady sexual couple while the 51% often maintain sexual relations. The 86% of the sample admit to suffer from erectile dysfunction and the 71% can't ejaculate. The score of the group which has erectile dysfunction are significantly low in sexual QOL (p t-Student 0.000) and in general QOL (p t-Student 0.001). The sample had an average in general QOL of 34,27 (standard deviation: 2,8), in social QOL 20,16 (SD:2,7), in sexual QOL 7,62 (SD:2,7) and in economic QOL 7,71 (SD:2,6). There isn't a significant relationship among the QOL and the etiology, the degree and the time of evolution of the SCI.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The individuals who have participated in this study generally experienced a good general QOL, but their sexual life is the aspect which causes them a greater dissatisfaction. In fact, those who suffer from erectile dysfunction show less satisfaction with their general and sexual QOL.
authors: Departamento de Enfermería y Fisioterapia de Toledo, Universidad de Castilla la Mancha, Campus Tecnológico "Fábrica de Armas", Toledo, España. anaisabel.cobo@uclm.es
authors: Ana Isabel
authors: AI
authors: Cobo-Cuenca
authors: Juan Pedro
authors: JP
authors: Serrano-Selva
authors: Manuel
authors: M
authors: de la Marta-Florencio
authors: Manuel
authors: M
authors: Esteban-Fuertes
authors: Miguel
authors: M
authors: Vírseda-Chamorro
authors: Noelia Ma
authors: NM
authors: Martín-Espinosa
authors: Antonio
authors: A
authors: Sampietro-Crespo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D055815:Young Adult