TY - JOUR
KW - Adult
KW - Age Factors
KW - Cross-Sectional Studies
KW - Follow-Up Studies
KW - Humans
KW - Libido/drug effects
KW - Logistic Models
KW - Malaysia
KW - Male
KW - Methadone maintenance therapy
KW - Methadone/adverse effects/therapeutic use
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Odds Ratio
KW - Opiate Substitution Treatment/adverse effects/methods
KW - Opioid-Related Disorders/complications/drug therapy
KW - Quality of Life
KW - Relationship
KW - Risk Assessment
KW - Sexual Behavior/drug effects/psychology
KW - sexual desire
KW - sexual dysfunction
KW - Smoking
AU - A. Yee
AU - H. S. Loh
AU - C. G. Ng
AU - A. H. Sulaiman
A1 - 
AB - 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.
BT - American journal of men's health
C5 - Measures; Opioids & Substance Use
CP - 4
CY - United States
DO - 10.1177/1557988318759197
IS - 4
JF - American journal of men's health
N2 - 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.
PP - United States
PY - 2018
SN - 1557-9891; 1557-9883
SP - 1016
EP - 1022
EP - 
T1 - Sexual Desire in Opiate-Dependent Men Receiving Methadone-Assisted Treatment
T2 - American journal of men's health
TI - Sexual Desire in Opiate-Dependent Men Receiving Methadone-Assisted Treatment
U1 - Measures; Opioids & Substance Use
U2 - 29493379
U3 - 10.1177/1557988318759197
VL - 12
VO - 1557-9891; 1557-9883
Y1 - 2018
ER -