Sexual function In Italian women with systemic sclerosis is affected by disease-related and psychological concerns

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1697-1705

  Bongi, Susanna Maddali ^a   Del Rosso, Angela ^a   Mikhaylova, Svetlana ^a   Baccini, Marco ^b   Cerinic, Marco Matucci ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b ASL 10   (Italy)

Author keywords

Female Sexual Function Index; Quality of life; Sexual ability; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COCHIN HAND FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING ORIENTATION TO PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABILITY SEXUAL AND BODY ESTEEM SCALE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE SEXUAL FUNCTION INDEX; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF CHRONIC ILLNESS THERAPY FATIGUE SCALE; HAND MOBILITY IN SCLERODERMA TEST; HAND MOVEMENT; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MENOPAUSE; MOUTH; MOUTH HANDICAP IN SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; ROSENBERG SELF ESTEEM SCALE; SHORT FORM 36; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; VAGINAL DRYNESS;

FEMALE SEXUAL FUNCTION INDEX; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL ABILITY; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LIBIDO; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84885108496     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: 14992752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.121540     Document Type: Article

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