Social environmental impact of COVID-19 and erectile dysfunction: an explorative review.
Por:
Pizzol D, Shin JI, Trott M, Ilie PC, Ippoliti S, Carrie AM, Ghayda RA, Lozano JMO, Muyor JM, Butler L, McDermott DT, Barnett Y, Markovic L, Grabovac I, Koyanagi A, Soysal P, Tully MA, Veronese N and Smith L
Publicada:
1 mar 2022
Ahead of Print:
24 sep 2021
Resumen:
BACKGROUND: To date, no attempt has been made to collate literature on the relationship between the social environmental impact of COVID-19 and erectile dysfunction. The aim of this explorative review was to assess and compare the prevalence of erectile dysfunction (ED) in male healthcare workers and males during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: A systematic review of major databases from inception to February 2021 was conducted. Prevalence data were extracted, and a random-effects meta-analysis was undertaken. OUTCOMES: The pooled prevalence of ED amongst healthcare workers working in COVID-19 specific environments, and non-healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. RESULTS: Of 52 initial studies, six were included for the final analysis. The pooled prevalence of ED in healthcare workers working in a COVID-19 environment was 63.6% (95% CI 20.3-92.3%), and in non-healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic was 31.9% (95% CI 19.5-47.6%). CONCLUSION: The prevalence of ED in healthcare workers working in COVID-19 environments was higher than representative samples and is of concern. Sexual health (and by extension, overall health), should be a priority when considering ways to care for this population. Considering the social environmental impact of COVID-19 on sexual health and in particular on ED, it is important to provide adequate psychological support systems and to promote quality of life with particular attention to sexual health.
Filiaciones:
Pizzol D:
Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, 33 Street, Amarat, Khartoum, Sudan.
Shin JI:
Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Trott M:
Vision and Eye Research Institute, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK
Ilie PC:
Urology Department, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn, King's Lynn, UK
Ippoliti S:
Urology Department, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn, King's Lynn, UK
Carrie AM:
Urology Department, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn, King's Lynn, UK
Ghayda RA:
Urology Institute, University Hospitals, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
Lozano JMO:
Health Research Centre, University Almeria, Almeria, Spain
Muyor JM:
Health Research Centre, University Almeria, Almeria, Spain
Butler L:
Faculty of Science and Engineering, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK
McDermott DT:
NTU Psychology, School of Social Science, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
Barnett Y:
Faculty of Science and Engineering, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK
Markovic L:
Department of Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and Occupational Medicine, Vienna General Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria
Grabovac I:
Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Centre for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, Kinderspitalgasse 15, 1090, Vienna, Austria
Koyanagi A:
Research and Development Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, CIBERSAM, Barcelona, Spain
ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, Barcelona, Spain
Soysal P:
Department of Geriatric Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey
Tully MA:
School of Health Sciences, Institute of Nursing and Health Research, Jordans Town, Northern Ireland, UK
Veronese N:
Geriatrics Section, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
Smith L:
The Cambridge Centre for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK
Green Submitted, Bronze, Green Accepted, Green Published
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