Quality of sexual life in Parkinson's disease

Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2002 Mar;8(4):243-6. doi: 10.1016/s1353-8020(01)00042-6.

Abstract

Ninety-one consecutive patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) were asked to grade their general satisfaction from life (GSL) and completed the PDQ-39 and the quality of sexual life questionnaire (QoSL-Q). The reliability of the QoSL-Q was 0.74. Satisfaction from sexual life as reflected by the QoSL-Q significantly decreased with aging (P<0.01) and advanced disease (P<0.05). No correlation was found between the PDQ-39 and the QoSL index. The correlation between the PDQ-39 and GSL (r=-0.334) improved by adding the QoSL-Q, as a 9th dimension to the PDQ-39 (r=-0.405). The QoSL-Q is a reliable tool assessed a unique and important dimension not evaluated by the PDQ-39.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aging / physiology
  • Female
  • Forecasting
  • Health Status
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Parkinson Disease / physiopathology
  • Parkinson Disease / psychology*
  • Quality of Life*
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Sexual Behavior*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires