Investigating self-reported efficacy of lifestyle medicine approaches to tackle erectile dysfunction: a cross-sectional eSurvey based study.
BMC Urol
; 23(1): 15, 2023 Feb 06.
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| ID: mdl-36740686
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the most common sexual dysfunction in men. Some types of ED can be treated using lifestyle medicine approaches with or without the use of medicines. The aim of this study was to investigate self-reported efficacy of lifestyle medicine approaches to tackle ED. We conducted a cross-sectional online survey of 1177 community dwelling adults to explore the prevalence, methods and perceived effectiveness of lifestyle medicine approaches to tackle ED in the community setting. Most respondents (76.5%) had experienced ED, and this was associated with having a long-term condition, taking anti-hypertensive medication, high blood cholesterol and obesity. After medication stress management (43.5%) and weight loss (40.4%) were most frequently cited lifestyle medicine intervention. Cardiovascular training was identified as the best rated strategy by its users (37.8%). To our knowledge, this is the first study to collect eSurvey responses from community dwelling adults to gauge their reliance and perceived effectiveness of lifestyle medicine approaches to tackle ED. Despite the high prevalence of ED, there is not enough awareness in the community setting about effective and low-cost lifestyle medicine strategies, including cardiovascular training and the use of supplements and weight training, to help tackle this common condition.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Disfunción Eréctil
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Urol
Asunto de la revista:
UROLOGIA
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido