Was the Quality of Sexual Life Affected during the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Özlü İ., Ozlu Z. K., Kılınç T., Demir Z. Y., Ejder Apay S., Celik A., ...Daha Fazla

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FAMILY THERAPY, cilt.50, sa.5, ss.475-490, 2022 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 50 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/01926187.2021.1941418
  • Dergi Adı: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FAMILY THERAPY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Periodicals Index Online, CINAHL, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Gender Studies Database, Psycinfo, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts, Violence & Abuse Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.475-490
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19, pandemic, sexual life, quality of sexual life, OF-LIFE, URINARY-INCONTINENCE, TIME, QUESTIONNAIRE, CHALLENGES, MEDICINE
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim This descriptive study aimed to determine the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the quality of sexual life. Methods This study was conducted with 242 females and 87 males in Turkey between May and June, 2020. Results Mean quality of sexual life scores were 59.77 +/- 15.29 for females and 54.56 +/- 22.42 for males. The frequency of sexual intercourse decreased in both female and male participants compared to the period before the pandemic (p<0.05). Conclusion Participants had a moderate level of quality of sexual life during the Covid-19 pandemic and had a decrease in the frequency of sexual intercourse compared to the period before the pandemic.