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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Costantini, Elisabetta
• Trama, Francesco
• Villari, Donata
• Maruccia, Serena
• Li Marzi, Vincenzo
• Natale, Franca
• Balzarro, Matteo
• Mancini, Vito
• Balsamo, Raffaele
• Marson, Francesco
• Bevacqua, Marianna
• Pastore, Antonio Luigi
• Ammirati, Enrico
• Gubbiotti, Marilena
• Filocamo, Maria Teresa
• De Rienzo, Gaetano
• Finazzi Agrò, Enrico
• Spatafora, Pietro
• Bisegna, Claudio
• Gemma, Luca
• Giammò, Alessandro
• Zucchi, Alessandro
• Brancorsini, Stefano
• Ruggiero, Gennaro
• Illiano, Ester

Titel

The Impact of Lockdown on Couples' Sex Lives

Ist Teil von

• Journal of clinical medicine, 2021-04, Vol.10 (7), p.1414

Ort / Verlag

Switzerland: MDPI AG

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• the aim of this study was to perform an Italian telematics survey analysis on the changes in couples' sex lives during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown. a multicenter cross sectional study was conducted on people sexually active and in stable relationships for at least 6 months. To evaluate male and female sexual dysfunctions, we used the international index of erectile function (IIEF-15) and the female sexual function index (FSFI), respectively; marital quality and stability were evaluated by the marital adjustment test (items 10-15); to evaluate the severity of anxiety symptoms, we used the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale. The effects of the quarantine on couples' relationships was assessed with questions created in-house. we included 2149 participants. The sex lives improved for 49% of participants, particularly those in cohabitation; for 29% it deteriorated, while for 22% of participants it did not change. Women who responded that their sex lives deteriorated had no sexual dysfunction, but they had anxiety, tension, fear, and insomnia. Contrarily, men who reported deteriorating sex lives had erectile dysfunctions and orgasmic disorders. In both genders, being unemployed or smart working, or having sons were risk factors for worsening the couples' sex lives. this study should encourage evaluation of the long-term effects of COVID-19 on the sex lives of couples.