The Association Between Delirium Upon Admission to a Rehabilitation Hospital and Motor Rehabilitation Outcomes Among Hip Fracture Surgery Patients: A Historical Cohort Study.

: Delirium is a common neuropsychiatric syndrome characterized by the acute and fluctuating impairment of cognition, attention, and consciousness, which is prevalent in older adults following surgical procedures. Despite the recognized impact of delirium on recovery, its specific effects on motor rehabilitation outcomes in the geriatric population remain underexplored. This historical cohort study aimed to evaluate the association between the presence of delirium upon admission to a rehabilitation hospital and the motor functional gain at discharge among older patients following hip fracture surgery.

The sextech industry and innovative devices for treating sexual dysfunction.

Since the digital revolution, there has been a notable increase in the use and popularity of sex toys and innovative sexual devices, which can be attributed to advancements in technology. The sex toys industry strives to improve sexual experience, pleasure and sexual health, and to address sexual dysfunction through devices and technology. With the growth of this industry, new products that are considered "smart sexual devices" have gradually entered the market.

[SPINAL CORD INJURIES DUE TO VIRAL INFECTIONS].

Spinal cord injury (SCI) etiology can be either traumatic or non-traumatic. Non-traumatic SCI is of growing importance, with studies indicating increased incidence, partly because of population aging. Approximately 9% of these injuries are secondary to an infectious cause.

[CONVERSION REACTION AS A MOTOR DISABILITY: DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION THERAPY].

The Rehabilitation Medicine specialists are frequently confronted with paralyzed patients due to a conversion-somatoform etiology. This article describes our model of diagnosing, treating and rehabilitating these patients.

Surrogate partner therapy: ethical considerations in sexual medicine.

Introduction: Surrogate partner therapy (SPT) is a controversial and often misunderstood practice.

Aim: The aim of this study was to review the history and evidence-based literature regarding SPT, describe and provide a model for ethical SPT practice, and present two case examples illustrating ethical concerns.

Methods: Literature review and report of clinical experience were the methods used.

Erectile dysfunction is associated with severe retinopathy in diabetic men.

Objective: Erectile dysfunction (ED) and retinopathy are prevalent in diabetic men. However, the association between ED and diabetic retinopathy (DR) with relation to DR severity levels has never been studied.

Materials And Methods: For this cross-sectional study, data were obtained prospectively at the retina clinic of a tertiary medical center.

Posttraumatic symptoms, marital intimacy, dyadic adjustment, and sexual satisfaction among ex-prisoners of war.

Introduction: The aversive impact of combat and combat-induced posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on marital intimacy and sexual satisfaction has been examined in several studies. Nevertheless, the toll of war captivity on marital intimacy in relation to dyadic adjustment and sexual satisfaction remains unknown. In particular, the mediating role of marital intimacy in the relationship between PTSD symptoms and dyadic adjustment and between PTSD symptoms and sexual satisfaction has not yet been systematically explored thus far.

[Incorporating a sexual questionnaire in screening examinations].

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the inability to attain and/ or maintain an erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual performance. The prevalence of ED among elderly men is 52%, and it is associated with preventable and treatable cardiovascular conditions, such as diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, hypertension and smoking. Treating these conditions may prevent cardiovascular diseases and ED.

[Ethical issues concerning surrogate assisted sex therapy].

Sex therapy, by definition, is a couple therapy as well as behavioral therapy by origin. As such, practicing a series of exercises is an essential part of the therapy. Masters and Johnson, in their book "Human Sexual Inadequacy", wrote that "one cannot learn about sexuality in any practical way without actually experiencing intimate behavior with a partner".

[Sexual dysfunction and coronary artery disease in adult women].

Background: The prevalence of sexual dysfunction in adult women with coronary artery disease (CAD) has seldom been studied, and the association between sexual dysfunction severity and with CAD severity has never been studied.

Aim: To study the prevalence of sexual dysfunction and its severity by CAD severity in adult women.

Methods: Adult women undergoing coronary angiography at the Tel Aviv Medical Center completed a sexual questionnaire titled Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI).

Depressive symptoms and erectile dysfunction in men with coronary artery disease.

Objectives: To study the association between erectile dysfunction (ED) and depressive symptoms in men with coronary artery disease (CAD). A cross-sectional analysis of data obtained during a prospective study was carried out.

Methods: A cohort of men undergoing coronary angiography filled-out the sexual health inventory for males (SHIM) and the mental health inventory 5 (MHI5) questionnaires for detection and severity assessment of both ED and depressive symptoms.

Erectile dysfunction might be associated with chronic periodontal disease: two ends of the cardiovascular spectrum.

Introduction: Both chronic periodontal disease (CPD) and erectile dysfunction (ED) are associated with cardiovascular disease and its risk factors, including smoking and diabetes mellitus. However, the association between ED and CPD has never been studied.

Aim: To study the association between ED and CPD.

Screening for erectile dysfunction and associated cardiovascular risk factors in Israeli men.

Background: Erectile dysfunction is associated with treatable cardiovascular risk factors; therefore, screening for erectile dysfunction and its cardiovascular risk factors is of clinical importance.

Objectives: To detect erectile dysfunction cases and assess their severity among military personnel.

Methods: The Sexual Health Inventory for Men questionnaire was handed out to military personnel aged 25-55 years during routine examinations.

Pure hypertriglyceridemia might be associated with erectile dysfunction: a pilot study.

Introduction: Unlike the association between erectile dysfunction (ED) and high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, the association between ED and hypertriglyceridemia is still debatable. Aim. To study prevalence and severity of ED in young men with very high levels of triglycerides.

The minority of young adult men with sexual disorders seek medical treatment.

Introduction: The Israel Defense Force (IDF) conducts screening examinations of military personnel aimed at early detection of morbidities, including erectile dysfunction (ED) and other sexual disorders (SDs). Men with SDs are referred to the IDF's sex clinic for consultation.

Aim: We present the long-term compliance of military men with SDs to the screening program.

The prevalence of erectile dysfunction among hypertensive and prehypertensive men aged 25-40 years.

Introduction: Erectile dysfunction (ED) and hypertension (HTN) are common and associated among men aged 40-70 years. Data on the prevalence of ED among younger hypertensive and prehypertensive men are limited.

Aim: To study the prevalence of ED in a large-scale population of hypertensive and prehypertensive men aged 25-40 years.

Erectile dysfunction severity might be associated with poor cardiovascular prognosis in diabetic men.

Introduction: Although erectile dysfunction (ED) might be associated with coronary heart disease (CHD), there is no evidence it predicts poor cardiovascular prognosis. On the other hand, an abnormal heart rate profile during exercise stress testing predicts poor cardiovascular prognosis in high-risk patients, such as diabetic men, even in the absence of CHD.

Aim: In order to study if ED predicts poor cardiovascular prognosis in high-risk patients, we examined the association between ED and heart rate profile during exercise stress testing in diabetic men with no CHD.

Differential effect of supraspinal modulation on the nociceptive withdrawal reflex and pain sensation.

Objective: To study whether the nociceptive withdrawal reflex (WR) and pain sensation are differentially affected by supraspinal modulation and to determine the nature of this modulation.

Methods: The WR and pain sensation elicited by electrical stimulation were measured in complete spinal cord injury (SCI) subjects and in intact controls under two different experimental conditions; "facilitation" and "neutral" control.

Results: Pain sensation was the same under both conditions, whereas the characteristics of the WR were highly dependent on them.

The prevalence of reversible cardiovascular risk factors in Israelis aged 25-55 years.

Background: Coronary heart disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Early detection of cardiovascular risk factors and intervention may reduce consequential morbidity and mortality.

Objectives: To assess the prevalence of reversible and treatable cardiovascular risk factors among 26,477 healthy Israeli adults: 23,339 men and 3138 women aged 25-55 years.

Prevalence of erectile dysfunction among young adults: results of a large-scale survey.

Introduction: Erectile dysfunction (ED) can be an early and first sign of an underlying systemic disease. A screening program is offered by the Medical services of the Israel Defense Force for career servicemen at the Staff Periodic Examination Center (SPEC) aimed at early detection of morbidity. The Sexual Human Inventory for Males (SHIM) questionnaire was introduced to these men in order to identify ED, to offer men with ED suitable treatment options, and to investigate underlying systemic diseases.

Low scores in the sexual health inventory for men questionnaire may indicate sexual disorders other than erectile dysfunction.

Introduction: A screening program aimed at early detection of erectile dysfunction, among other hidden morbidities, is offered by the medical services of the Israel Defense Force for career servicemen. Men apparently with erectile dysfunction can turn to a sexual rehabilitation specialist for consultation.

Aim: To present our experience in sexual evaluation of men with low scores in the Sexual Health Inventory for Men (SHIM) questionnaire.

Association between erectile dysfunction and sleep disorders measured by self-assessment questionnaires in adult men.

Background: Erectile dysfunction (ED) is often associated with sleep disorders and sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) in mostly middle-aged and elderly men. Sleep disorders and ED are also prevalent in younger men.

Purpose: To study the association between ED, sleep disorders, and SAS, particularly among adult men.

Coronary artery disease and risk factors in people with posttraumatic vision loss.

Objective: To examine the prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) and its risk factors in people with posttraumatic vision loss (PTVL).

Design: Cross-sectional, controlled study.

Setting: The general community.

Some problems of the lower extremity in patients with spinal cord injuries.

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is devastating, leaving patients wholly or partly paralyzed. Health care providers who care for SCI patients during the acute or chronic phases are faced with different phenomena in the lower extremities of these subjects. In this article, the authors review the relevant changes associated with SCI.