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Sexual Desire in Opiate-Dependent Men Receiving Methadone-Assisted Treatment

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Huai Seng Loh

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Abstract

© 2018, The Author(s) 2018. Low sexual desire (SD) is not life threatening, but its negative impact on the quality of life and intimacy of a relationship among the patients on methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) is significant. This cross-sectional study involved 183 men on MMT who were interviewed and who completed the Malay version of the SDI-2 (SDI-2-BM), the Malay version of the self-rated Montgomery–Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS–BM) and World Health Organization Quality of Life–BREF Scale (WHOQOL–BREF) questionnaires. Findings showed 32.8% (n = 60) participants had low SD. Those who were older, had sexual partners, and were smokers achieved lower scores in both dyadic SD (≤24) and solitary SD (≤6), and suffered lower quality of life in their social relationship. MMT is very cost-effective in rehabilitating opioid dependence; however, as clinicians, we need to address and manage the issues of low SD and depression among patients on MMT, especially the older men.

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Author(s): Yee A, Loh HS, Ng CG, Sulaiman AH

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: American Journal of Men's Health

Year: 2018

Volume: 12

Issue: 4

Pages: 1016-1022

Print publication date: 01/07/2018

Online publication date: 01/03/2018

Acceptance date: 22/01/2018

ISSN (print): 1557-9883

ISSN (electronic): 1557-9891

Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc.

URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988318759197

DOI: 10.1177/1557988318759197

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