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Why Men Are Interested in an Evaluation for a Sexual Problem
Author(s) -
Perez E. David,
Mulligan Thomas,
Wan Tom
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1993.tb06698.x
Subject(s) - medicine , orgasm , marital status , logistic regression , sexual function , demography , libido , cross sectional study , gerontology , clinical psychology , sexual dysfunction , psychiatry , population , environmental health , pathology , sociology
Objective : To understand why men were interested in an evaluation of a perceived sexual problem. Design : Survey. Setting : Tertiary‐referral VA Medical Center in Southeast Atlantic Region. Participants : Respondents from a 3% random sample of male veterans age 30–99 registered at a VA medical center with completed survey data ( n = 427). Measurements : A cross‐sectional mailed survey. Independent variables included survey data related to emotional state, physical state, and/or demographic characteristics (marital status, race, and age). The dependent variable was interest in evaluation of a sexual problem. Main Results : Measures of erectile function, libido, and orgasm, when entered sequentially as separate functional sets in a logistic regression analysis, have a statistically significant ( P < 0.05) influence on interest in an evaluation of a sexual problem. After controlling for sexual function and emotional state, physical state did not add to predicting interest in an evaluation for a sexual problem. After controlling for all other covariates, those who were never married, non‐white, and elderly were less interested in an evaluation for a sexual problem ( P < 0.05). Conclusion : Age, race, and marital status, in addition to sexual function, influence male veterans' interest in seeking clinical assessment for a sexual problem.