RESEARCH THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION AND DEPRESSION IN THE KIDNEY TRANSPLANT PATIENTS AT BACH MAI HOSPITAL

Công Minh Vũ1,, Quang Nguyễn2,3, Thị Phượng Lê1,4, Gia Tuyển Đỗ1,4, Trung Dũng Nghiêm4, Trung Hiếu Nguyễn4
1 HMU
2 University of Medicine and Pharmacy, VNU
3 Viet Duc Friendship Hospital
4 Bach Mai Hospital

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Research objectives: 1. To survey the percentage of erectile dysfunction and depresssion in the kidney transplant patients at Bach Mai hospital. 2. To evaluate the correlation between erectile dysfunction with depression and others related factors. Methods: Descriptive research, cross-sectional study on 95 kidney transplant patients managed at Nephro Urology and Dialysis Center, Bach Mai Hospital. Patients were interviewed directly, using a set of questions including the International Index of Erectile Function- 5 (IIEF-5) and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). Results: The average age participants was 39.79 (9.9), with 65.3% of patients  experiencing erectile dysfunction and 27.4% patients reporting depression. Erectile dysfunction and depression among participants have a statistically significant relationship. The rate of erectile dysfunction in the group of patients with moderate, mild and no depression being 100, 90.9 and 55.1% respectively. In addition, other factors related to erectile dysfunction in kidney transplant patients included obesity, smoking, hypertension and diabetes. Conclusions: We found that erectile dysfunction in kidney transplant patients is a common diseases (65.3%). Depression and erectile dysfunction are closely related in this group, which emphasizes the importance of evaluating depression in patients with erectile dysfunction after kidney transplantation.

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