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. 2022 Dec 7;8:34. doi: 10.1186/s40780-022-00263-w

Table 2.

Responses to Questionnaire (A)

Questions Choice Number % of total (71) participants
Q1. Patients with problems caused by a mask or face shield (at least one) 19 26.8
Wearing a mask or face shield can make it difficult to hear 13 18.3
Wearing a mask or face shield can make it difficult to communicate 10 14.1
Q2. Do you ever forget to take your medication? No 47 66.2
Sometimes 24 33.8
Often 0 0
Q3. Patients with the symptoms mentioned below (at least one) 62 87.3
Weight gain 31 43.7
Dry mouth 28 39.4
Sleepiness during the day 17 23.9
Excessive appetite 17 23.9
Constipation 16 22.5
Light-headedness 15 21.1
Feeling dull 14 19.7
Trembling of hands 13 18.3
Fidgetiness and inability to stay still 8 11.3
Palpitations or disturbed pulses 8 11.3
Difficulty in urinating 5 7.0
Stiffness in muscles 4 5.6
The body moves involuntarily 2 2.8
The body turns in a different direction than usual 2 2.8
Drooling 2 2.8
Q4. Patients with sexual dysfunction (at least one) 22 31.0
Female participants with sexual dysfunction (at least one) 13 28.9a
Menstruation is irregular 8 17.8a
Lack of sexual desire 5 11.1a
Occasional leakage of breast milk 1 2.2a
Male participants with sexual dysfunction (at least one) 9 34.6b
Lack of sexual desire 7 26.9b
Unable to ejaculate 4 15.4b
Lack of erection 1 3.8b

aTotal number of female participants (n = 45)

bTotal number of male participants (n = 26)