The Short Form Health Survey (SF-36): Translation and validation study of the Iranian version

Study design: Case-control study. Objectives: (i) To describe the prevalence of sexual dysfunction in chronic low back pain (CLBP) patients, (ii) to compare the range of sexual function outcomes between patients with CLBP and healthy controls and (iii) to investigate which factors are associated with sexual function within the cohort of individuals with CLBP. Setting: Low back pain (LBP) clinic of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran. Methods: A total of 702 patients with CLBP and 888 healthy controls participated in the study. The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) and Premature Ejaculation Diagnostic Tool (PEDT) were used to evaluate sexual function. In addition, quality of life, anxiety, functional status and pain intensity were assessed in patients. Univariate and multiple linear regression analyses were performed for the identification of factors associated with sexual function. Results: The prevalence of sexual problems in female patients with CLBP was 71.1% (n ¼ 177) while the corresponding figure for healthy women was 36.8% (n ¼ 161). Erectile dysfunction was present in 59.5% of male patients and in 24.5% of healthy males. Higher sexual function in both male and female patients with CLBP were being younger, lower duration of back pain, lower BMI, higher education level, being unemployed, physically active shorter sick leave, lower level of pain intensity, lower disability, higher family income, lower levels of depressive and anxiety symptoms, and higher psychical functioning and mental functioning. Conclusions: CLBP patients report considerably higher prevalences of sexual problems compared with healthy controls. Sex therapy and sexual management should be added to routine care and treatment of patients with CLBP.

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“…It can also be summarized into two component scales: the Physical Component Scale (PCS) and the Mental Component Scale (MCS). 13 …”

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Sexual function and associated factors in Iranian patients with chronic low back pain

et al. 2013

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“…The subjects completed the 36-item SF-36 that assessed physical and psychological health using a combination of scores obtained from eight subscales. The reliability and validity of this data collection tool was confirmed by Montazeri et al in Iran (14). A researcher-made 44-item questionnaire on physical and psychological symptoms, anxiety, emotions, attitude and menopausal compatibility was completed by the scores of menopausal symptoms.…”

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Comparison of Quality of Life Between Urban and Rural Menopause Women and its Predictors: A Population Base Study

Haghi¹,

Hakimi²,

Mirghafourvand³

et al. 2016

International Journal of Women’s Health and Reproduction Scienc

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“…A higher score on this questionnaire indicates a better QOL [13]. In some recent studies on various groups of subjects in Iran, good-to-excellent reliability and acceptable validity of this questionnaire has been approved [14][15][16].…”

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Gender Differences in Improvement of Function Capacity and Psychological Status Following Cardiac Rehabilitation Program after Different Cardiac Interventions

Zarghampour¹

2011

J Clinic Experiment Cardiol

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Background: Because of lower exercise capacity and energy as well as function score in women, improvement of these indices following cardiac rehabilitation (CR) may be of greater clinical benefit to women than to men. The purpose of the present study was to determine if there were gender differences in risk profiles and function capacity as well as perceptions of quality of life and depression-anxiety status in CR patients.Methods: Three hundred and eleven consecutive patients who underwent various cardiac interventions and attended 20 or more of the CR sessions in an exercise-based CR program at the Tehran Heart Center between August 2008 and August 2009 were included. The main outcome measures were differences in the changes of exercise parameters, the health-related quality of life (QOL) (assessed by a standardized self-rating Short Form 36 Health Questionnaire), as well as depressed and anxious mood (assessed by the Costello-Comrey Depression and Anxiety Scale). Results:The metabolic equivalent (METs) level of men was higher than that of women at baseline and at the end of CR, but its changes was not significant between the two genders. At the end of the three-month program, although men had higher post-exercise systolic blood pressure, peak heart rate and peak O2 consumption than women, improvements in these parameters were not statistically different between them. Regarding health-related quality of life scores, both men and women improved in all scores, although men reported more increase in their level of general health, however the changes of all QOL scores and depression-anxiety level were globally similar in both genders. Conclusion:Improvement in exercise parameters, QOL, and depression-anxiety state is similarly occurred in men and women following complete CR program.

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The Short Form Health Survey (SF-36): Translation and validation study of the Iranian version

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Sexual function and associated factors in Iranian patients with chronic low back pain

Sexual function and associated factors in Iranian patients with chronic low back pain

Comparison of Quality of Life Between Urban and Rural Menopause Women and its Predictors: A Population Base Study

Gender Differences in Improvement of Function Capacity and Psychological Status Following Cardiac Rehabilitation Program after Different Cardiac Interventions

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