Sexual Dysfunction in Patients with Chronic Non-Genital Physical Disease: An Umbrella Review.

ABSTRACT: Many primary studies and reviews have been published on the influence of chronic diseases (CDs) on sexual dysfunction (SD), but CDs not involving the genitals are less well represented in the literature.

Aim

To determine the prevalence of SD in patients with non-genital CD and assess the overall impact on sexual functioning.

Methods

An umbrella review was performed of published systematic reviews on the relationship between the occurrence of CDs not involving the genitals and patients' sexual functioning, following the PRISMA guidelines. PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, PsycInfo, Scopus, and CINAHL were used to find publications for inclusion in the review, with two independent researchers performing the search and selection of articles, data extraction, and quality asse

SUBMITTER: Leemans C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11855788 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature