title: Sexual Functioning, Desire, and Satisfaction in Women with TBI and Healthy Controls.
abstract: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can substantially alter many areas of a person's life and there has been little research published regarding sexual functioning in women with TBI. Methods. A total of 58 women (29 with TBI and 29 healthy controls) from Neiva, Colombia, participated. There were no statistically significant differences between groups in sociodemographic characteristics. All 58 women completed the Sexual Quality of Life Questionnaire (SQoL), Female Sexual Functioning Index (FSFI), Sexual Desire Inventory (SDI), and the Sexual Satisfaction Index (ISS). Results. Women with TBI scored statistically significantly lower on the SQoL (p < 0.001), FSFI subscales of desire (p < 0.05), arousal (p < 0.05), lubrication (p < 0.05), orgasm (p < 0.05), and satisfaction (p < 0.05), and the ISS (p < 0.001) than healthy controls. Multiple linear regressions revealed that age was negatively associated with some sexuality measures, while months since the TBI incident were positively associated with these variables. Conclusion. These results disclose that women with TBI do not fare as well as controls in these measures of sexual functioning and were less sexually satisfied. Future research is required to further understand the impact of TBI on sexual function and satisfaction to inform for rehabilitation programs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Almeria, Almeria, Spain.
authors.forename: Jenna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Strizzi
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain.
authors.forename: Laiene
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Olabarrieta Landa
authors.affiliation: Division of Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Health Professions, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA ; Brain Injury Research Center, TIRR Memorial Hermann, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Monique
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pappadis
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Investigación Carlos Finlay, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Surcolombiana, Neiva, Colombia.
authors.forename: Silvia Leonor
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Olivera
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Investigación Carlos Finlay, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Surcolombiana, Neiva, Colombia.
authors.forename: Edgar Ricardo
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Valdivia Tangarife
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Almeria, Almeria, Spain.
authors.forename: Inmaculada
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fernandez Agis
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Paul B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Perrin
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain ; Basque Foundation for Science (Ikerbasque), Bilbao, Spain.
authors.forename: Juan Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Arango-Lasprilla
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007989:Libido / Q000502:physiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009948:Orgasm; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult