2018/01/01 by Javier Otero, Javier Romero Otero, Borja García Gómez +14 · 7 citations
Medicine · #Checklist #Clinical psychology #Erectile dysfunction #Family medicine #Focus (optics) #Gynecology #HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions #Hormonal and reproductive studies #Medicine #Primary care #Psychiatry #Sexual dysfunction #Sexual function and dysfunction studies
paper · doi:10.1159/000489014
published in Urologia Internationalis 101(1), 98-105 (Karger Publishers)
crossref issued 2018/01/01 · crossref published 2018/01/01 · crossref published-print 2018/01/01 · openalex publication_date 2018/01/01 · crossref published-online 2018/05/16 · crossref created 2018/05/16 · crossref deposited 2025/04/23 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · crossref indexed 2026/07/31 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
PURPOSE: To assess the performance of the Brief Sexual Symptom Checklist for men (BSSC-M) questionnaire in General Practitioner's (GP) consults in Spain. METHODS: Multicenter, cross-sectional study conducted in Spain among men ≥50 years, visiting a GP for any reason, and being able to answer self-administered questionnaires. Patients receiving medicines for erectile dysfunction (ED) and those with poor functional status were excluded. Sexual satisfaction was assessed by the BSSC-M, ED by the Sexual Health Inventory for Men (SHIM), and quality of life (QoL) using a 5-point Likert scale. RESULTS: In all, 770 men met all the selection criteria and 556 patients (72.2%) reported sexually related problems, ED being the most frequent (n = 427; 55.5%). The SHIM score decreased progressively with the number of causes of sexual dissatisfaction. Prevalence of ED (SHIM ≤21) was greater in patients who referred problems with erection in the BSSC-M questionnaire (76 vs. 14%; p < 0.001). Multivariate analysis for ED prediction revealed that sexual dissatisfaction, QoL (average or low/very low), and the presence of 3 or more comorbidities significantly influenced the chances of having ED. CONCLUSIONS: Our results encourage the use of the BSSC-M for identifying suspicion of ED and other sexual problems in patients > 50 who visit their GP for a routine follow-up.