A study of depression, partnership and sexual satisfaction in patients with post-traumatic olfactory disorders

Post-traumatic olfactory dysfunction (PTOD) is associated with a significant decrease in quality of life. The present study aimed to explore whether PTOD is associated with depression and changes in sexuality. There were two groups in this case–control study. The patient group consisted of patients...

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Veröffentlicht in:Scientific reports 2021-10, Vol.11 (1), p.20218-20218, Article 20218
Hauptverfasser: Kamrava, Seyed Kamran, Tavakol, Zeinab, Talebi, Atefeh, Farhadi, Mohammad, Jalessi, Maryam, Hosseini, Seyedeh Fahimeh, Amini, Elahe, Chen, Ben, Hummel, Thomas, Alizadeh, Rafieh
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Zusammenfassung:Post-traumatic olfactory dysfunction (PTOD) is associated with a significant decrease in quality of life. The present study aimed to explore whether PTOD is associated with depression and changes in sexuality. There were two groups in this case–control study. The patient group consisted of patients with PTOD (n = 55), and the control group comprised healthy individuals without the olfactory disorder (n = 115). Olfactory function, depression, partnership, and sexual satisfaction were assessed using the Iranian version of the Sniffin’ Sticks test (Ir-SST), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Enrich Couple Scale (ECS) and Sexual Satisfaction Scale for Women (SSSW). The BDI scores were higher in the patient group than in the control group (p 
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-021-99627-9