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Risk factors as predictors of sexual activity in heart failure.

Patients with heart failure (HF) often have concerns about sexual activity while living with HF. Little is known about factors that contribute to sexual activity and sexual dysfunction in HF. This study examined selected risk factors and demographic variables as predictors of sexual activity in HF p...

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Published in:Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 123 - 132
Main Authors: Steinke EE, Mosack V, Wright DW, Chung ML, Moser DK
Format: CEU exam questions research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins May/Jun2009
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          Steinke EE
          Mosack V
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          Chung ML
          Moser DK
        affil: School of Nursing, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas 67260-0041, USA. elaine.steinke@wichita.edu
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          Cardiac Patients
          Heart Failure
          Sexuality
          Adult
          Age Factors
          Aged
          Body Mass Index
          Comparative Studies
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          Cross Sectional Studies
          Descriptive Statistics
          Education, Continuing (Credit)
          Educational Status
          Female
          Heart Failure Drug Therapy
          Interviews
          Logistic Regression
          Male
          Medical Records
          Middle Age
          Nonexperimental Studies
          Record Review
          Severity of Illness
          Sex Factors
          Human
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Aged: 65+ years
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
          Female
          Male
      ab: Patients with heart failure (HF) often have concerns about sexual activity while living with HF. Little is known about factors that contribute to sexual activity and sexual dysfunction in HF. This study examined selected risk factors and demographic variables as predictors of sexual activity in HF patients. The sample (N = 97) was mostly male and white and had some college education. Four risk factors, tobacco use, alcohol use, having diabetes, and number of medications, were statistically significant in showing decreased odds of being sexually active, when controlling for age, sex, education, and body mass index. Nonexercisers and hypertension were not significant predictors of sexual activity. Among cardiac medication classes, there were no statistically significant differences between those HF patients who were and were not sexually active. Health professionals need to be mindful of these predictive factors as they provide sexual counseling to patients with HF.
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