Quality of Life and Use of Health Care among People with Genital Herpes in France
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https://doi.org/10.1080/000155599750010337Abstract
In order to assess psychological morbidity in France related to genital herpes infection, we carried out a transversal study comparing infected patients with a control group. A total of 236 patients with genital herpes were first identified by means of a postal survey, then matched against a witness group of 236 noninfected persons. Detailed questionnaires were sent out to each person in the 2 groups. A total of 150 herpes patients and 200 non-infected persons answered the questionnaire, which enabled us to measure the incidence of the disease by means of 2 indicators: a herpes-specific scale and the SF-36 quality of life questionnaire. Emotional trauma due to genital herpes was reported amongst 23% of the participants. Of the participants, 57% indicated that herpes interfered with their sexual relationshipsDownloads
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1999-09-01
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Taboulet, F., Halioua, B., & Malkin, J.-E. (1999). Quality of Life and Use of Health Care among People with Genital Herpes in France. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 79(5), 380–384. https://doi.org/10.1080/000155599750010337
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