Sjögren's disease & overlap diseases
Sexual experience and functioning in male and female patients with Sjögren’s disease: a qualitative study
Authors' conclusion
SjD plays a crucial role in the quality of sexual experience.
Study context
- Population
- Female and male patients with sjögren's disease (SjD), aged between 24 and 65 years
- Participants
- 11 vs 9
- Comparison
- Female vs Male
- Femalen = 11
- Malen = 9
- Outcome
- How SjD affects sexual experience and functioning in both women and men
Methodological detailsreflexive thematic analysis, in-depth interviews
- Reflexive thematic analysis
- In-depth interviews
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Sexual dysfunction (Female Sexual Function Index and International Index of Erectile Function questionnaire scores)
- Six themes identified in both sexes: chronic stress in life, symptoms of SjD (affecting sexual experience), invisible suffering of SjD, impact of illness perception on coping strategies for sexuality-related symptoms, quality of (sexual) partner relationship and taboo of sexuality; these interact and together shape the sexual experience
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Original publication
Sexual experience and functioning in male and female patients with Sjögren’s disease: a qualitative study. RMD Open. Published 20 February 2025. doi:10.
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