Sexual Dysfunction Status in Iranian Cardiovascular Patients: A Systematic Review

Mohammad Pourebrahimi; Masoud   Fallahi-Khoshknab; Hamidreza   Taghipour; Abbas Ebadi; Leila  Gholizadeh; Mohammad Ali   Hosseini

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Sexual Dysfunction Status in Iranian Cardiovascular Patients: A Systematic Review

Author(s):

Mohammad Pourebrahimi

¹,

Masoud Fallahi-Khoshknab

¹,

Hamidreza Taghipour

²,

Abbas Ebadi

^{3, 4},

Leila Gholizadeh

⁵,

Mohammad Ali Hosseini

^{1, 6,*}

1Department of Nursing, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran

2Atherosclerosis Research Center, Baghiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran

3Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Life Style Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran

4Nursing Faculty, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran

5Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia

6Department of Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia

International Cardiovascular Research Journal:Vol. 14, issue 4; e106307

Published online:Dec 15, 2020

Article type:Review Article

Received:Jun 09, 2020

Accepted:Aug 12, 2020

How to Cite:Pourebrahimi M, Fallahi-Khoshknab M, Taghipour H, Ebadi A, Gholizadeh L, et al. Sexual Dysfunction Status in Iranian Cardiovascular Patients: A Systematic Review.Int Cardiovasc Res J.2020;14(4):e106307.

Abstract

Context:
Sexual dysfunction is one of the challenges faced by heart patients. In Iran, because of the cultural structure, addressing sexual issues and problems is difficult in these patients and the follow-up of heart problems causes these patients’ sexual relations to be marginalized. Considering the fact that there is no general conclusion about the prevalence and types of sexual dysfunction in these patients in the Iranian society, in order to gain comprehensive knowledge about this phenomenon, this study was conducted as a systematic review to investigate the sexual dysfunction status in Iranian heart patients.
Evidence Acquisition:
Acquisition: In this systematic review, articles published in Persian and English were retrieved from Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, Medlib, Magiran, SID, Iranmedex, and Google Scholar databases using keywords without time limits. Then, the articles meeting the inclusion criteria were studied and analyzed. Out of the 1011 articles retrieved, 12 were reviewed and analyzed. To extract the data, two experienced researchers reviewed and analyzed the articles simultaneously, and the co-working professors of the research team evaluated the quality of the articles separately to increase the validity and reliability of the study.
Results:
All reviewed articles were quantitative studies. The results of extracting the findings indicated male sexual dysfunction, including erectile dysfunction, orgasmic function, sexual desire, sexual satisfaction, and marital satisfaction. In female patients, sexual satisfaction and marital satisfaction were impaired.
Conclusions:
According to the results, heart diseases caused sexual dysfunction in heart patients. Patients with heart diseases had significant problems, such as lack of sexual desire, sexual dissatisfaction, and decreased frequency of sexual activity. Considering the severity of this disorder in the Iranian society, the treatment team is recommended to pay serious attention to sexual relations in these patients and consider the improvement of their sexual function as an integral part of the cardiac rehabilitation function.

Keywords

Prevalence

Systematic Review

Cardiovascular Diseases

Sexual Dysfunction

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