Comparison between two self-administered questionnaires (SCS-M AND SLQQ) to asses erectile dysfunction among the young men: a pilot study

Abstract

Introduction Due to a need to dominate, men tend to hide their ailments and proclaim themselves as healthy. The recent reports, however, suggest that erectile dysfunction is not uncommon with Matulevicius et al. finding an erectile dysfunction prevalence of 26,25% amongst young Lithuanian men. Screening, diagnosis and assessment of the management of male and female sexual dysfunctions have been greatly improved by the scientific development of self-administered questionnaires. The present pilot study addresses the ability to evaluate erectile dysfunction among the young men using two different self-administered questionnaires and provides the comparison across them (especially, in the terms of reliability) prior to their complete validation. Aim To conduct a pilot study for comparison of two self-administered questionnaires (SCS-M and SLQQ) to asses erectile dysfunction among the young male individuals. Objectives 1. To evaluate the prevalence of difficulty achieving erection using two different questionnaires (SCS-M and SLQQ). 2. To evaluate BMSFI mean scores for libido, erection, ejaculation, problem assessment, overall satisfaction and asses the prevalence of erection scores. 3. To asses the prevalence of different intensiveness difficulty to achieve erection using the SCS-M and the SLQQ questionnaires. 4. To asses the correlation between the different intensiveness difficulty to achieve erection assesed by using the SCS-M and SLQQ questionnaires, and the BMSFI Erection score. 5. To evaluate reliability of the SCS-M and SLQQ questionnaires. Methods The prospective study was carried out on random group of young male individuals (ethical approval was obtained on 2014 09 04 (No. BEC-MF-01)) either studying at the LSMU or attending the outpatient care facilities at the Hospital of LSMU Kauno Klinikos from 2014 09 04 to 2015 02 10. The study included 50 participants (aged from 20 to 30 years). They were questio.[...].