Sexual Functioning, Desire, and Satisfaction in Women with TBI and Healthy Controls
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can substantially alter many areas of a person’s life and there has been little research published regarding sexual functioning in women with TBI. Methods. A total of 58 women (29 with TBI and 29 healthy controls) from Neiva, Colombia, participated. There were no statist...
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| author | Jenna Strizzi Laiene Olabarrieta Landa Monique Pappadis Silvia Leonor Olivera Edgar Ricardo Valdivia Tangarife Inmaculada Fernandez Agis Paul B. Perrin Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla |
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| description | Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can substantially alter many areas of a person’s life and there has been little research published regarding sexual functioning in women with TBI. Methods. A total of 58 women (29 with TBI and 29 healthy controls) from Neiva, Colombia, participated. There were no statistically significant differences between groups in sociodemographic characteristics. All 58 women completed the Sexual Quality of Life Questionnaire (SQoL), Female Sexual Functioning Index (FSFI), Sexual Desire Inventory (SDI), and the Sexual Satisfaction Index (ISS). Results. Women with TBI scored statistically significantly lower on the SQoL (p<0.001), FSFI subscales of desire (p<0.05), arousal (p<0.05), lubrication (p<0.05), orgasm (p<0.05), and satisfaction (p<0.05), and the ISS (p<0.001) than healthy controls. Multiple linear regressions revealed that age was negatively associated with some sexuality measures, while months since the TBI incident were positively associated with these variables. Conclusion. These results disclose that women with TBI do not fare as well as controls in these measures of sexual functioning and were less sexually satisfied. Future research is required to further understand the impact of TBI on sexual function and satisfaction to inform for rehabilitation programs. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b89fea9b72a345b18fecfed8514cd89f2025-08-20T02:19:07ZengWileyBehavioural Neurology0953-41801875-85842015-01-01201510.1155/2015/247479247479Sexual Functioning, Desire, and Satisfaction in Women with TBI and Healthy ControlsJenna Strizzi0Laiene Olabarrieta Landa1Monique Pappadis2Silvia Leonor Olivera3Edgar Ricardo Valdivia Tangarife4Inmaculada Fernandez Agis5Paul B. Perrin6Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla7Department of Psychology, University of Almeria, Almeria, SpainDepartment of Psychology, University of Deusto, Bilbao, SpainDivision of Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Health Professions, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USAGrupo de Investigación Carlos Finlay, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Surcolombiana, Neiva, ColombiaGrupo de Investigación Carlos Finlay, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Surcolombiana, Neiva, ColombiaDepartment of Psychology, University of Almeria, Almeria, SpainDepartment of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USADepartment of Psychology, University of Deusto, Bilbao, SpainTraumatic brain injury (TBI) can substantially alter many areas of a person’s life and there has been little research published regarding sexual functioning in women with TBI. Methods. A total of 58 women (29 with TBI and 29 healthy controls) from Neiva, Colombia, participated. There were no statistically significant differences between groups in sociodemographic characteristics. All 58 women completed the Sexual Quality of Life Questionnaire (SQoL), Female Sexual Functioning Index (FSFI), Sexual Desire Inventory (SDI), and the Sexual Satisfaction Index (ISS). Results. Women with TBI scored statistically significantly lower on the SQoL (p<0.001), FSFI subscales of desire (p<0.05), arousal (p<0.05), lubrication (p<0.05), orgasm (p<0.05), and satisfaction (p<0.05), and the ISS (p<0.001) than healthy controls. Multiple linear regressions revealed that age was negatively associated with some sexuality measures, while months since the TBI incident were positively associated with these variables. Conclusion. These results disclose that women with TBI do not fare as well as controls in these measures of sexual functioning and were less sexually satisfied. Future research is required to further understand the impact of TBI on sexual function and satisfaction to inform for rehabilitation programs.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/247479 |
| spellingShingle | Jenna Strizzi Laiene Olabarrieta Landa Monique Pappadis Silvia Leonor Olivera Edgar Ricardo Valdivia Tangarife Inmaculada Fernandez Agis Paul B. Perrin Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla Sexual Functioning, Desire, and Satisfaction in Women with TBI and Healthy Controls Behavioural Neurology |
| title | Sexual Functioning, Desire, and Satisfaction in Women with TBI and Healthy Controls |
| title_full | Sexual Functioning, Desire, and Satisfaction in Women with TBI and Healthy Controls |
| title_fullStr | Sexual Functioning, Desire, and Satisfaction in Women with TBI and Healthy Controls |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sexual Functioning, Desire, and Satisfaction in Women with TBI and Healthy Controls |
| title_short | Sexual Functioning, Desire, and Satisfaction in Women with TBI and Healthy Controls |
| title_sort | sexual functioning desire and satisfaction in women with tbi and healthy controls |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/247479 |
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