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DOI: https://doi.org/10.52852/tcncyh.v154i6.827
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Vol. 154 No. 6 (2022): Tập 154 số 6 E10
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Bac, N. H., & Tuan, N. V. (2022). 17. Associated factors of depressive symptoms in patients with erectile dysfunction. Journal of Medical Research, 154(6), 137-145. https://doi.org/10.52852/tcncyh.v154i6.827

17. Associated factors of depressive symptoms in patients with erectile dysfunction

Nguyen Hoai Bac, Nguyen Van Tuan

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The presence of depression in patients with erectile dysfunction not only worsened the condition but also makes its management more complicated. We conducted a cross-sectional study to investigate several factors associated with depression of 131 patients with erectile dysfunction at Hanoi Medical University Hospital. The depression rate of the subjects was 45.8%. Compared with the non-depressive group, the patients with depression had a lower mean age (39 ± 13.3 and 50 ± 14.1 years old, p < 0.001) and a greater frequency of masturbation (0.6 ± 1 and 0.1 ± 0.5 times/week, p = 0.001). The factors that correlate with the severity of depression on the PHQ-9 scale were age and masturbation frequency (r = -0.352 and 0.346, p < 0.001). The factors associated with depression include age under 40 (OR = 5.15, p < 0.001), single (OR = 6.53, p < 0.001), masturbation (OR = 5.02, p = 0.001) and the sudden onset of erectile dysfunction (OR = 2.36, p = 0.03). The results show that depression occurs in patients with erectile dysfunction at a relatively high rate, therefore, depression needs to be screened for this group of patients, especially those with risk factors.

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Depression, erectile dysfunction, masturbation

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