INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMMUNOPATHOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY
Vol. 27, no. 2,279-285 (2014)
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
SEXUAL DISTRESS, SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION AND RELATIONSHIP QUALITY IN WOMEN WITH SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS: CORRELATION WITH CLINICAL VARIABLES E. ROSAT0 1, C. ROSSP, I. MOLINAROI, M.A. DIGIULI01,A.C. TROMBETTA1, A.M. MARRAI,A. GIGANTE I, B. BARBAN0 1, S. QUARTA1, S. PISARRP, A. AFELTRA2 and F. SALSANOI JSapienza University ofRome, Department ofClinical Medicine, Clinical Immunology UnitScleroderma Center, Italy; 2Uo.C. Clinical Medicine and Rheumatology, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy
Received January 9, 2014 - Accepted March 19, 2014 To assess the rate of sexual distress, sexual dysfunction and relationship quality and their association with clinical variables in women with systemic sclerosis (SSc), 102 sexually active women with SSc were recruited. Sexual distress, sexual dysfunction and dissatisfaction with relationship quality were investigated by Female Sexual Distress Scale Revised (FSDS-R), Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) and Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS), respectively. The patients underwent medical examinations and nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC). Ofthe 102 patients, 37 (36%) reported sexual distress with FSDS-R score >11, 45 (44%) had sexual dysfunction with FSFI score
Vol. 27, no. 2,279-285 (2014)
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
SEXUAL DISTRESS, SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION AND RELATIONSHIP QUALITY IN WOMEN WITH SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS: CORRELATION WITH CLINICAL VARIABLES E. ROSAT0 1, C. ROSSP, I. MOLINAROI, M.A. DIGIULI01,A.C. TROMBETTA1, A.M. MARRAI,A. GIGANTE I, B. BARBAN0 1, S. QUARTA1, S. PISARRP, A. AFELTRA2 and F. SALSANOI JSapienza University ofRome, Department ofClinical Medicine, Clinical Immunology UnitScleroderma Center, Italy; 2Uo.C. Clinical Medicine and Rheumatology, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy
Received January 9, 2014 - Accepted March 19, 2014 To assess the rate of sexual distress, sexual dysfunction and relationship quality and their association with clinical variables in women with systemic sclerosis (SSc), 102 sexually active women with SSc were recruited. Sexual distress, sexual dysfunction and dissatisfaction with relationship quality were investigated by Female Sexual Distress Scale Revised (FSDS-R), Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) and Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS), respectively. The patients underwent medical examinations and nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC). Ofthe 102 patients, 37 (36%) reported sexual distress with FSDS-R score >11, 45 (44%) had sexual dysfunction with FSFI score
