None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Erectile dysfunction (ED) affects millions of men worldwide yet many are undiagnosed and untreated. This study determined the effectiveness of prompt sheet in initiating a discussion of sexual dysfunction in a primary care setting. Prompt sheet is a simple and inexpensive tool to cue a discussion of erectile dysfunction during consultation. More importantly, prompt sheet provides patients an opportunity to indicate their interest of discussing ED to bridge the gap of miscommunication between patients and doctors.
Interventions
Non Drug Trial
Brief name of intervention: Prompt Sheet
2 arms:
Arm 1-Control (no prompt sheet given)
Arm 2-Intervention (prompt sheet given)
Brief description of prompt sheet:
-Prompt sheet is a sheet of information (on a piece of paper) about Erectile Dysfunction- the prevalence and relevance to cardiovascular diseases. There are options at the end of the information on whether the patients want to discuss about their sexual problems.
-The targeted patients were male patients with diabete
Non Drug Trial Brief name of intervention: Prompt Sheet 2 arms: Arm 1-Control (no prompt sheet given) Arm 2-Intervention (prompt sheet given) Brief description of prompt sheet: -Prompt sheet is a sheet of information (on a piece of paper) about Erectile Dysfunction- the prevalence and relevance to cardiovascular diseases. There are options at the end of the information on whether the patients want to discuss about their sexual problems. -The targeted patients were male patients with diabetes who came for their follow up at the government health clinics. -This sheet was given to the patients before entering the consultation room. Then they handed over to the attending doctor to address issues, if any. -The patient information sheet of the study was given face to face (one to one basis) by the researcher. After they agreed to enroll in the study, they were given the prompt sheet (intervention group). -After the consultation, the patients gave their feedback to the researcher (stating whether the issues were addressed by the attending doctor or not). -The approximate duration of the consultation (with the doctor) is about 20 to 30 minutes. -The intervention is delivered only once at the first follow-up appointment with doctor (within one year duration-yearly)
Sponsors
University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Diagnosis
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Male patients with diabetes who came for their follow up at the primary care clinics.
Exclusion criteria
Those with cognitive impairment, active psychiatric disorders and emergency cases such as diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hypoglycemia were excluded.
Outcome results
None listed