Evaluación de la salud sexual, mental y sueño en hombres chilenos posterior a infección por SARS-CoV-2

• Autores: Mario Henríquez-Beltrán, Igor Cigarroa, Daniel Enos, Jaime Lastra, Estefania Nova-Lamperti, G. Labarca
• Localización: Revista Médica de Chile, ISSN-e 0034-9887, Vol. 150, Nº. 6, 2022, págs. 744-753
• Idioma: español
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  • Sexual, physical, mental and sleep sequelae four months after SARS-CoV-2 disease
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  • Background: Long term sequelae can be observed after SARS-CoV2. Aim: To describe the sexual, physical, mental and sleep sequelae four months after SARS-CoV2 diagnosis. Patients and Methods: Patients recovering from SARS-CoV2 with different degrees of disease severity were consecutively included and separated in two study groups, namely Group 1 including patients that had an acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and Group 2 including those with mild or moderate COVID-19. Handgrip strength, respiratory polygraphy (RP), Quality of life using the SF-12 questionnaire, and the international index of erectile (IIEF-5) function were assessed. Results: Twenty patients who had ARDS, and 10 without ARDS were included. Erectile dysfunction was observed in 77 and 10% of patients with and without ARDS, respectively (p < 0.01). The figures for sleep obstructive apnea were 82 and 40% respectively (p = 0.02) and for the physical domain SF-12 score were 39.2 and 47.9 points respectively (p = 0.01). No differences in muscle strength were observed. After a multivariable analysis, previous ARDS due to COVID-19 was independently associated with erectile dysfunction, with an odds ratio of 30.6 (95% confidence intervals, 3.08300.3, p = 0.003). Conclusions: Among men with ARDS due to COVID-19, the prevalence of erectile dysfunction was high and independently associated with a severe disease four months after discharge.