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Błachut M, Szczegielniak A, Zawadzki F, Wajda-Pokrontka M, Tatoj Z, Stącel T, Urlik M, Latos M, Pelar K, Nowak K, Przybyłowski P, Ochman M. The Quality of Sex Life Among Patients Before and After Lung Transplantation: A Single-Center Study. Transplant Proc 2022; 54:1109-1114. [PMID: 35654636 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2022.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Revised: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Lung transplantation (LTx) is the only effective method of treatment for patients with end-stage lung diseases; LTx prolongs and increases the quality of life (QoL). An important aspect of QoL that changes in the course of severe diseases is the quality of sex life. This aspect is yet to be discussed in relationship to LTx. We aim to compare patients' quality of sex life at the qualification process with patients' who underwent LTx. METHODS The studied group consisted of 100 patients (24 women before and 16 after LTx, 39 men before and 21 after LTX) who were admitted to the lung transplantology department for qualification or to control the function after LTx. To assess the patients' quality of sex life, we used The Changes in Sexual Functioning Questionnaire (CSFQ) and World Health Organization (WHO) QoL-BREF. To assess lung function, patients underwent a 6-Minute-Walk-Test (6MWT). RESULTS Patients after LTx obtained higher results-compared to patients qualified for LTx-in the WHO QoL-BREF in every domain (somatic, psychological, social, and environment). Men after LTx got more points in every domain and better total score (53 ± 5.62 vs 44.23 ± 10.28 point; P < .05) in CSFQ. Women before and after LTx obtained comparable results in CSFQ. Results of 6-Minute-Walk-Test were better among patients after LTx than in qualified patients (523.62 ± 95.71 vs 333.14 ± 145.38 and 524.12 ± 56.17 vs 317.20 ± 141.6, respectively for men and women). CONCLUSIONS Patients after LTx show better pulmonary function and quality of sex life than qualified. Preliminary results encourage us to conduct research on a larger group.
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Affiliation(s)
- Michał Błachut
- Departments of Psychiatry in Tarnowskie Góry, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Psychoprophylaxis, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
| | - Fryderyk Zawadzki
- Department of Cardiac, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and Transplantology, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Zabrze, Poland.
| | - Marta Wajda-Pokrontka
- Clinical Department of Cardiac Anesthesia and Intensive Therapy, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland
| | - Zofia Tatoj
- Department of Cardiac, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and Transplantology, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Zabrze, Poland
| | - Tomasz Stącel
- Department of Cardiac, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and Transplantology, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Zabrze, Poland
| | - Maciej Urlik
- Department of Cardiac, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and Transplantology, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Zabrze, Poland
| | - Magdalena Latos
- Department of Cardiac, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and Transplantology, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Zabrze, Poland
| | - Kaja Pelar
- Department of Cardiac, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and Transplantology, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and Transplantology, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Zabrze, Poland
| | - Piotr Przybyłowski
- Department of Cardiac, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and Transplantology, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Zabrze, Poland
| | - Marek Ochman
- Department of Cardiac, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and Transplantology, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Zabrze, Poland
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