A self-report-based study of the incidence and associations of sexual dysfunction in survivors of intensive care treatment

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 445-451

  Griffiths, John ^a   Gager, Melanie ^b   Alder, Nicola ^a   Fawcett, Derek ^b   Waldmann, Carl ^b   Quinlan, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Intensive care; Post traumatic stress disorder; Sexual dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS;

EID: 33344456457     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-005-0048-7     Document Type: Article

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