Sexual dysfunctions and treatment compliance in individuals with psychotic disorder

• Published in: European psychiatry Vol. 41; no. S1; p. S342
• Main Authors: Unsal, G., Karaca, S., Onan, N., Oz, Y. Can, Aydın, S., Aydöner, H., Gulec, H., Ongun, E., Eren, N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Masson SAS 01.04.2017
• ISSN: 0924-9338; 1778-3585
• DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.02.305

Sexual dysfunctions are more common in individuals with psychotic disorders and has a major impact on both quality of life and compliance. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether a relationship between sexual dysfunction and level of treatment compliance in individuals with psychotic disorders. The sample group of the study consisted of 173 in-patients who agreed to participate were selected by random sampling method. The permission was obtained from the hospital's ethics committee. In this study, to assess the sexual functionality Golombok-Rust inventory of sexual satisfaction male and female form and to assess the treatment compliance; medical treatment compliance rate scale is used. When sexual problems and treatment compliance compared to gender, subscales of satisfaction (t=4,423, P=0.000), avoidance (t=3.348, P=0.001), touch (t=2.165, P=0.032) and overall total (t=4.015, P=0.000), although a statistically significant difference was found, there were no differences in treatment compliance. Aditionally, there is no relation between sexual problems and treatment compliance in men. It is also found that there is a weak negative statistical relation amongst treatment compliance and communication (r=−0.244, P=0.027), avoidance (r=−0.270, P=0.014), anorgasmia (r=−0.253, P=0.022) and overall total (r=−0.249, P=0.024) in women. According to these findings while sexual problems increase, treatment compliance decreases. The level of compliance to the treatment and subscales of sexual problems; satisfaction, avoidance, and touch mean scores differ from each other. There was a weak negative correlation in between Women's compliance and sexual problems.