Case report
https://doi.org/10.24141/1/5/2/7
Female sexual function as a predictor of well-being
Andrej Starc
; University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Health Sciences, Chair of Public Health, Laboratory for Oxidative Stress
Borut Poljšak
; University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Health Sciences, Laboratory for Oxidative Stress Research, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Raja Dahmane
; University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Health Sciences, Chair of Biomedicine in Health Care Division, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Tina Levec
; University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Health Sciences, Prosthetics Department; Orthotics and Prosthetics Division, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Mitja Perat
; Institute for Human Resource Development, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Abstract
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the WHO-5 Well-Being Index and variables from the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) in a large-scale sample of partnered and single women. Methods: Based on the Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Shapiro-Wilk test on six claims of FSFI, a non-parametric statistical analysis was used. Results: Statistical significance was set at p<0.05. The sample included 635 female participants, aged 18 to 89 years. There was a strong link between all the six FSFI claims with marital status and number of sexual partners. The group of women who were involved in sexual intercourse in the previous 4 weeks shows higher life satisfaction (n=366; 50-100%) compared to the group (n=37; 0-49%) who were not involved in sexual intercourse in the previous 4 weeks. Even though the frequency of sexual functioning according to FSFI scores did not differ between the two groups (χ2 (1)=0.101, p=0.750), they did differ in the quality of sexual experience. Conclusions: These results extend previous findings by confirming a strong relationship between sexual well-being and overall life satisfaction within individuals. They confirm the importance of sexual satisfaction in shaping the overall quality of life not only for men but also for women.
Keywords
female sexual response; dysfunction; desire; women’s health; women’s sexuality
Hrčak ID:
226593
URI
Publication date:
15.10.2019.
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