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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0034-7523</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Medicina]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Cuban de Med]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0034-7523</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Nacional de Información de Ciencias MédicasEditorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0034-75232023000400002</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Actividad y discapacidad en pacientes cubanos con artritis reumatoide como factores que influyen en la sexualidad]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Activity and Disability in Cuban Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis as Factors that Influence Sexuality]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
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<surname><![CDATA[Chico Capote]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Araceli]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Estévez del Toro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Miguel Hernán]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ramón García]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[León]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ana lidia Moreira]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Carmona]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rolando Dayan Puente]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Casas Figueredo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Nelsa]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Clínico-Quirúrgico Docente &#8220;Hermanos Ameijeiras&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ La Habana]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>62</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0034-75232023000400002&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0034-75232023000400002&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0034-75232023000400002&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  La artritis reumatoide es una enfermedad autoinmune de carácter in&#64258;amatorio y crónico. La afectación en la esfera sexual es frecuente, compromete a ambos sexos y se relaciona con factores como el dolor, la discapacidad y el consumo de medicamentos. Esta afectación no ha sido suficientemente abordada en la literatura a pesar de su prevalencia, y en Cuba no se han reportado hasta el momento estudios relacionados sobre este tema de investigación.  Objetivo:  Determinar el impacto de la artritis reumatoide en la sexualidad y su relación en la actividad y la discapacidad.  Métodos: Se realizó un estudio monocéntrico, transversal, descriptivo. Se incluyeron los pacientes con un diagnóstico de artritis reumatoide en el período comprendido de septiembre de 2019 a junio de 2021. Se utilizó el cuestionario Qualisex para evaluar el impacto de la artritis reumatoide en la sexualidad.  Resultados:  En el estudio doscientos veintiséis pacientes fueron incluidos, la media de edad fue de 53,38 años (DE ± 12,22) el 82,7 % fueron mujeres. Al responder el autocuestionario Qualisex el 73,9 % de los sujetos presentaron afectación en la sexualidad. No se estableció una relación significativa entre la afectación en la esfera sexual y el tiempo de evolución. A diferencia de los niveles altos de actividad y discapacidad.  Conclusiones:  En la población estudiada se presentó afectación en la sexualidad, no obstante, esta no se relacionó con el tiempo de evolución de la artritis reumatoide. Se encontró asociación entre la actividad de la enfermedad y la capacidad funcional con la afectación en la esfera sexual.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory autoimmune disease. Disorders in the sexual sphere is frequent, it affects both sexes and it is related to factors such as pain, disability and medication consumption. This condition has not been sufficiently addressed in the literature despite its prevalence and in Cuba no studies related to the topic under study have been reported to date.  Objective: To determine the impact of rheumatoid arthritis on sexuality and its relationship with activity and disability.  Methods:  A monocentric, cross-sectional and descriptive study was carried out on patients with a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, from September 2019 to June 2021. The Qualisex questionnaire was used to evaluate the impact of rheumatoid arthritis on sexuality.  Results:  Two hundred twenty-six patients were included, the mean age was 53.38 years (SD ± 12.22) and 82.7% were women. When answering the Qualisex self-questionnaire, 73.9% of the subjects had effects in their sexuality. No significant relationship was established between the involvement in the sexual sphere and the time of evolution.  Conclusions:  The impact on sexuality in the studied population was not related to the duration of rheumatoid arthritis. On the other hand, an association was found between disease activity and functional capacity with effects in the sexual sphere.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[enfermedad autoinmune]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[rheumatoid arthritis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[sexuality]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[autoimmune disease]]></kwd>
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