Investigation of factors effecting women and their sexual dsyfunction in women in internal medicine clinics [Dâhiliye kliniklerinde yatan kadi{dotless}nlarda cinsel i?şlev bozuklu?u ve etkileyen faktörlerin incelenmesi]

Abstract

Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate sexual dysfunction and related factors in women Method: The sample of the research included 100 inpatients women at clinics of internal medicine of a university hospital. Data were collected by Patients Information Form and Female Sexual Function Index. Descriptive statistics, parametric analyses, and analysis addressing to relationships were used in the evaluation of the data. Results: According to the results of the measurements taken by FSFI, 65% of the women were defined to have sexual dysfunction. The majority of women expressed that the pain during sexual intercourse, orgasm, satisfaction, problems and reluctance to have sex. Older ages, being unemployed, who married than a decade and being in menopause were the factors that were found to significantly Effect sexual dysfunction prevalence (p<0.05). Discussion and Conclusion: In the study, women with chronic disease concluded that sexual function is affected negatively. Chronic disease-related symptoms, experienced changes in the body and psychosocial problems are changing the lives of individuals. Ultimately, these changes also affect sexual activity.