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Article

Sexual Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis: The Role of Executive Function

by
Silvia Marinetto
1,
Alice Riccardi
2,
Filippo Barbadoro
1,
Veronica Pucci
1,3,
Enrico Selini
1,
Aghite Pavan
1,
Francesca Rinaldi
4,
Paola Perini
4,
Marco Puthenparampil
2,
Paolo Gallo
2 and
Sara Mondini
1,3,*
1
Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, University of Padua, 35133 Padua, Italy
2
Multiple Sclerosis Centre, Department of Neuroscience, University-Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
3
Human Inspired Technology Centre (HIT), University of Padua, 35121 Padua, Italy
4
Multiple Sclerosis Centre, University-Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Behav. Sci. 2023, 13(5), 369; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13050369
Submission received: 22 March 2023 / Revised: 21 April 2023 / Accepted: 26 April 2023 / Published: 29 April 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Clinical Psychology and Challenges of Current Uncertain Times in an Interdisciplinary Perspective)
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Abstract

Cognitive impairment and sexual dysfunction are common symptoms in persons with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The present study focuses on the relationship between these two dimensions by means of a specific assessment commonly used in clinical practice with this population. Fifty-five persons with a diagnosis of MS underwent specific cognitive tests and answered clinical questionnaires. Two cognitive tests, one for memory (the Selective Reminding Test), and one for attention (the Symbol Digit Modalities Test), were administered together with two tests for executive functions (the D-KEFS Sorting Test and Stroop Test). Two self-report questionnaires to investigate clinical, psychological and sexual features (the Beck Depression Inventory-II and Self-perception of Cognition in Multiple Sclerosis and Multiple Sclerosis Intimacy and Sexuality Questionnaire-19), were also administered. The main result highlights that sexual difficulties are associated with cognitive deficits, particularly with executive disorders, but not with memory and attention. Furthermore, sexual difficulties are better explained when depression symptoms are also taken into account. This study disentangles the interaction between sexual dysfunction, cognitive impairment and depression in persons with MS by emphasising the role of very high cognitive processing (i.e., executive functioning) in determining human behaviour.
Keywords: Multiple Sclerosis; sexual dysfunction; cognitive abilities; executive functions; depression; self-perception Multiple Sclerosis; sexual dysfunction; cognitive abilities; executive functions; depression; self-perception

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Marinetto, S.; Riccardi, A.; Barbadoro, F.; Pucci, V.; Selini, E.; Pavan, A.; Rinaldi, F.; Perini, P.; Puthenparampil, M.; Gallo, P.; et al. Sexual Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis: The Role of Executive Function. Behav. Sci. 2023, 13, 369. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13050369

AMA Style

Marinetto S, Riccardi A, Barbadoro F, Pucci V, Selini E, Pavan A, Rinaldi F, Perini P, Puthenparampil M, Gallo P, et al. Sexual Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis: The Role of Executive Function. Behavioral Sciences. 2023; 13(5):369. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13050369

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Marinetto, Silvia, Alice Riccardi, Filippo Barbadoro, Veronica Pucci, Enrico Selini, Aghite Pavan, Francesca Rinaldi, Paola Perini, Marco Puthenparampil, Paolo Gallo, and et al. 2023. "Sexual Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis: The Role of Executive Function" Behavioral Sciences 13, no. 5: 369. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13050369

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Marinetto, S., Riccardi, A., Barbadoro, F., Pucci, V., Selini, E., Pavan, A., Rinaldi, F., Perini, P., Puthenparampil, M., Gallo, P., & Mondini, S. (2023). Sexual Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis: The Role of Executive Function. Behavioral Sciences, 13(5), 369. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13050369

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