Assessment of erectile function in cardiovascular patients: the graphic questionnaire as a novel diagnostic test

E-mail: glavas.sandr@gmail.com The goal: The aim of the study was to investigate the applicability of a new, visual scale — based Graphic Questionnaire (GQ) we proposed for the assessment of erectile dysfunction (ED). Patients and Methods: Erectile function was assessed in 185 patients under the age of 70, hospitalized at the Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Clinic for Internal Medicine, University Hospital Centre Rijeka for various cardiovascular disease manifestations by using several self-administered questionnaires: International Index of Erectile Function-5 (IIEF-5); questionnaires used at the baseline and follow-up phase of the Massachusetts Male Aging Study (MMAS single question — MMAS-SQ and a baseline 9-question questionnaire — MMAS-9); the Erection Hardness Score (EHS), Brief Male Sexual Function Inventory (BMSFI), and finally, the newly created GQ. All of the questionnaires referred to one's erectile function during the period of 6 months prior to hospitalization. Results: The mean age of the patients was 55.65±9.97 years. The most common indications for hospitalization were coronary artery disease (CAD) (n=82, 48%), and decompensated chronic heart failure (n=30, 18%): 37% of patients Proπireni saaeetak / Extended abstract