Physical, Psychological, and Sexual Implications of Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis among Women in Reproductive Age
Fikry Mohamed Abd Elrasol, Z., Awad Abd El-Nabi Moussa, A., Anwar Mohamed Tayel, A. (2021). Physical, Psychological, and Sexual Implications of Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis among Women in Reproductive Age. EKB Journal Management System, 12(2), 913-931. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.172805
Zizi Fikry Mohamed Abd Elrasol; Amal Awad Abd El-Nabi Moussa; Anwaar Anwar Mohamed Tayel. "Physical, Psychological, and Sexual Implications of Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis among Women in Reproductive Age". EKB Journal Management System, 12, 2, 2021, 913-931. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.172805
Fikry Mohamed Abd Elrasol, Z., Awad Abd El-Nabi Moussa, A., Anwar Mohamed Tayel, A. (2021). 'Physical, Psychological, and Sexual Implications of Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis among Women in Reproductive Age', EKB Journal Management System, 12(2), pp. 913-931. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.172805
Fikry Mohamed Abd Elrasol, Z., Awad Abd El-Nabi Moussa, A., Anwar Mohamed Tayel, A. Physical, Psychological, and Sexual Implications of Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis among Women in Reproductive Age. EKB Journal Management System, 2021; 12(2): 913-931. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.172805

Physical, Psychological, and Sexual Implications of Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis among Women in Reproductive Age

Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Article 57, Volume 12, Issue 2, June 2021, Page 913-931  XML PDF (289.96 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.172805
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Authors
Zizi Fikry Mohamed Abd Elrasol1; Amal Awad Abd El-Nabi Moussa2; Anwaar Anwar Mohamed Tayel3
1Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University, Egypt.
2Psychiatric Nursing and Mental Health, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University, Egypt.
3Gynecological &Obstetric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University, Egypt.
Abstract
Background: Rheumatic arthritis (RA) affect all aspects of patients' life, lead to various degrees of disability, and ultimately has a profound impact on the social, economic, psychological, and sexual aspects of the patient's life. Aim of the study:  Identify physical, psychological, and sexual implications of rheumatoid arthritis among women in reproductive age. In addition to investigating the correlations between physical functional disability, psychological problems, and sexual dysfunction. Settings: The study was conducted at Rheumatology Clinic at the Main University Hospital of Alexandria. Subjects: Purposive sample was chosen from women patients with rheumatoid arthritis to be subjects of this study (n=250). Tools:  Four tools were used to collect data. Tool I: Socio-demographic questionnaire. Tool II: Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI). Tool III: Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS). Tool IV: The Sexual Dysfunction Questionnaire (SDQ) Results: The majority of the studied women suffer from severe physical disability, extreme level of depression, anxiety and about half of them had an extreme level of stress. Also, the majority of the studied women had a severe level of sexual dysfunction. Also, statistically significant correlations between women's physical disability index, psychological problems, and sexual dysfunction were detected. Conclusion: The findings from this study confirm that women patients with RA suffer from multiple negative implications on the physical, psychological and sexual functions. Recommendations: Provide ongoing support to the patients from the time of diagnosis throughout their care and management. To help them to manage their pain and disabilities, improve their sexual function, promote their mental health, and optimize psychosocial functioning. 
Keywords
Physical; Psychological; Sexual Implications; Rheumatoid Arthritis
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