Use of single-question screening for erectile dysfunction: a study of at-risk Asian men in primary health care
Yan Zheng Daniel Lim A , Wei Jie Nicholas Hong A , Guo Yuan How A , Andrew Arjun Sayampanathan A , Sheng Hao Joshua Lim A , Meng Kam Richard Lee C , Balasubramanian Srilatha B D E and P. Ganesan Adaikan BA Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119074.
B Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Health System, 1E Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119228.
C National Healthcare Group Polyclinics, 3 Fusionopolis Link, Nexus@one-north South Tower, # 05-10, Singapore 138543.
D Research & Data Analytics, Singapore Cancer Society, 15 Enggor Street, Realty Centre, #04-01, Singapore 079716.
E Corresponding author. Email: srilatha_b@singaporecancersociety.org.sg
Sexual Health 15(4) 376-378 https://doi.org/10.1071/SH17225
Submitted: 26 December 2017 Accepted: 29 March 2018 Published: 16 July 2018
Abstract
This study assesses the validity of a single-question screener for erectile dysfunction (ED) in men at risk in comparison to a standard validated tool – the five-item version of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5). A total of 174 men with at least one risk factor for ED were studied, with 58.0% and 10.9% of the study respondents meeting the criteria for their erectile impairment by IIEF-5 and single-question screener respectively. Our results suggest that in spite of high feasibility, a simplified, single-question screener has low sensitivity in capturing ED prevalence, even in an at-risk population, within the Asian context.
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