Influence of personality on sexual quality of life in epilepsy

Influence of personality on sexual quality of life in epilepsy

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) an...

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Veröffentlicht in:Epileptic disorders 2010-06, Vol.12 (2), p.125-132
Hauptverfasser: Mölleken, Daniela, Richter-Appelt, Hertha, Stodieck, Stefan, Bengner, Thomas
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Anxiety Disorders - diagnosis
Anxiety Disorders - psychology
Character
Depressive Disorder - diagnosis
Depressive Disorder - psychology
Epilepsies, Partial - psychology
Epilepsy
Epilepsy, Generalized - psychology
Female
Humans
Introversion (Psychology)
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Neurobiology
Neurology
Neuropsychology
Neuroradiology
Original Article
Personality
Personality Inventory - statistics & numerical data
Psychometrics
Quality of life
Quality of Life - psychology
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Sexual Behavior
Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological - diagnosis
Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological - psychology
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:1294-9361
1950-6945
DOI:10.1684/epd.2010.0315