A comparative study of stigma and mental health status between patients with erectile dysfunction and patients with erectile dysfunction and diabetes

Recently, although stigma and mental health among patients with diabetes have garnered significant research attention, there are still limited investigations into the of erectile dysfunction (ED) diabetes. In this study, we aimed to examine ED provide insights for improving treatment nursing We selected 82 ED. Patients were evaluated using Basic Information Scale, Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90) Social Impact Scale (SIS). had higher scores than national norm in all dimensions shame (p < 0.05), while scored social exclusion, economic discrimination internal 0.05). Further, disease regarding isolation The score interpersonal relationship factors was lower that ED, patients’ SCL-90 0.05) psychotic A positive correlation observed between paranoid factor diabetes, exclusion dimension score, total sense Both exhibited abnormally rates scores, indicating presence psychological distress urging need strengthen care.