Sexual Quality of Life

The impact of COVID-19 on healthcare workers' sexual health and how impaired sexual health feeds back into care quality remains a poorly mapped research area. Sexual quality of life is defined as the subjective assessment of an individual's sexual functioning and satisfaction, including the capacity to engage in sexual activity without emotional or physical distress. The components of sexual quality of life include arousal, orgasm, sexual desire, sexual satisfaction, sexual communication with partners, and the ability to sustain a healthy sexual relationship. COVID-19-induced psychological stressors have been directly documented to reduce dimensions of sexual well-being among healthcare workers. Decreased sexual satisfaction significantly reduced motivation among health workers, affecting both quality of care delivery and overall job satisfaction.