title: Sexual dysfunction and anxiety levels of type 2 male diabetics.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This descriptive study aims to identify sexual dysfunction and anxiety levels of male patients with type 2 diabetes.
  
  
  METHODS
  The sample is composed of 150 patients who were seen at the Endocrinology and Diabetes Clinic of one university hospital in Istanbul, Turkey. The data were collected using an "Information Form", the "International Index of Erectile Function", and the "State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)".
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean age of the sample was 56.2±8.71, the sexual dysfunction total score was on average 46.44±15.66, and 82% of the sample experienced erectile dysfunction. According to the STAI, the patients had "mild" anxiety on average, whereas according to the TAI, they had "moderate" anxiety levels. There were no statistically significant differences between the sexual dysfunction total scores and the State Anxiety Scores (p>0.05), whereas there was a negative weak correlation between the trait anxiety levels (p<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results show that the sexual function and anxiety of diabetic patients should be evaluated at regular intervals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Medical School Hospital, 34098, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: secil_erden@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Seçil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Erden
authors.affiliation: Istanbul University, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Department of Fundamentals of Nursing, Abide-i Hürriyet Cad, 34381, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: haticeka@istanbul.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Hatice
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaya
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Anxiety; Erectile dysfunction; Sexual dysfunction; Type 2 diabetes