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11th Annual Conference Of The British HIV Association [BHIVA]20–23 April 2005, Burlington Hotel·Dublin·Ireland |
[AUTHOR(S):] P Kell1, J Arellano2, M Noone2, A Riley3, S Kontodimas2
1Archway Sexual Health Clinic, London, 2Eli Lilly, UK, 3University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
BHIVA Conf 2005 Apr 20-23;11:O8
INTRODUCTION: EDOS is a pan-European, observational study assessing effectiveness, satisfaction and treatment patterns of ED therapies.
DESIGN AND METHOD: Patients initiating and changing treatment for ED were recruited. All types of ED treatments were allowed. ED severity was assessed using the IIEF-erectile function (EF) domain score and physician's perception of severity according to the clinical history.
RESULTS: In the UK 93 investigators enrolled 1,362 patients. Investigators were GPs (84.4%) but also Urologists (4.4%), Andrologist (2.2%), Sexual therapists (1%) and others (7.8%). The mean age was 57.2 years (range 18-86). 58% (n=782) of men had symptoms of ED between 1 and 5 years. ED aetiology: organic -37%; psychogenic –16%; mixed – 47%. Investigators rating of ED severity: 34% severe, 57% moderate, 8% mild. According to the IIEF-EF domain score*, 42% of men had severe ED, 26% had moderate and 24 % had mild ED. Moderate ED was the commonest categorisation of ED severity when severity was assessed by investigators however within that category patients with both severe and mild ED existed according to the IIEF score.
CONCLUSIONS: Actual numbers of men with severe ED may be under-reported without the use of tools such as the IIEF questionnaire. *IIEF-EF domain score categories: Normal (26–30), Mild (17–25), Moderate (11–16), Severe (1–10).
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