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Buzzelli, S.; Francesco, L. Di; Giaquinto, Salvatore; Nolfe, G.

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“…Their main focus is on persons with intellectual disability or spinal cord injuries, mostly those who were sexually active when becoming disabled and wished to have a satisfactory sex life again [6, 9, 14, 33, 34, 36, 39–42, 63, 79, 80]. The difference between them and people with intellectual disabilities is that the latter need sexual education to understand what situations are likely to be perceived as embarrassing by other people, and as a protection from sexual abuse [8, 46–48, 54, 57, 59, 60].…”

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Differences in Sexual Behavior of Teenagers and Young Adults with Cerebral Palsy: The Role of Sexual Needs and Sexual Esteem

Czapla

Otrębski

2017

Sex Disabil

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Sexuality is an inherent attribute of all human beings regardless of their race, religion and the level of physical fitness. The way it is perceived and manifested is determined by a number of biopsychosocial factors. In some people, including persons with cerebral palsy, the factors and their influence are rooted in the psychophysical condition of the human body. The aim of this study was to answer the question about how the levels of sexual esteem and sexual needs differentiate the sexual behaviors of young people with cerebral palsy. The study being presented was conducted with 62 young persons with cerebral palsy (half women and half men), who were selected using purposive sampling. They were aged 15–25 years and were individuals without cognitive difficulties. The research tool used was the Cerebral Palsy Individual’s Sexual Behavior Questionnaire developed by the authors. The findings of the study showed that half of the participants engaged in various sexual behaviors from the list that was presented to them. The frequencies of these engagements depended on the levels of their sexual esteem and sexual needs. Persons characterized by high levels of sexual esteem and sexual needs (much fewer than those with the low levels of both characteristics) engaged in sexual behaviors significantly more frequently. The most frequent among them was direct engagement in sexual activity (petting and sexual intercourse; p ≤ .001) and then exposure to sexually explicit magazines or films (p ≤ .05).

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Differences in Sexual Behavior of Teenagers and Young Adults with Cerebral Palsy: The Role of Sexual Needs and Sexual Esteem

Czapla

Otrębski

2017

Sex Disabil

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“…For neither sex was any particular pattern identified, although more dysfunction tended to be reported among those with nondominant hemisphere lesions. Buzzelli, di Francesco, Giaquinto, and Nolfe (1997) studied 139 consecutive patients 1 month after stroke and about half of them again at 1 year. Although decline in sexual activity was quite common (83.3% incidence), no association was found with age, depression, or level of disability.…”

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“…One must also consider factors such as loss of self-esteem, depression, reduced level of desire, fear of precipitating another stroke, role shifts, concern about the partner's response, performance anxiety, limited mobility, communication difficulties, and cognitive deficits (Good, 1997). Psychological barriers to resumption of an active sex life after stroke appear to be at least as important as physical limitations (Buzzelli et al, 1997;Korpelainen, Nieminen, & Myllyla, 1999). Ducharme (1987) outlined the rehabilitation psychologist's role in sexual counseling, using the PLISSIT model (Permission, Limited Information, Specific Suggestions, and Intensive Therapy; Annon, 1974).…”

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Rehabilitation psychology and neuropsychology with stroke survivors.

Caplan¹

2010

Handbook of Rehabilitation Psychology.

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Stroke constitutes the third leading cause of death in Western countries, and with more than two thirds of stroke patients having major functional limitations (Baum, 1982), stroke is the primary cause of adult disability in the United States (Centers for Disease Control, 2003;Dobkin, 2005;Kelly, Pangilinan, & Rodriguez, 2007). As "stroke is more disabling than lethal" (de Freitas, Bezerra, Maulaz, & Bogousslavsky, 2005, p. 1), stroke survivors represent the largest diagnostic category of referrals to rehabilitation hospitals (Granger, Hamilton, & Gresham, 1988). With the accelerated "graying" of the U.S. population, stroke will remain a public health problem with major personal, societal, and economic implications. Even the "oldest old" may be reasonable candidates for rehabilitation after stroke (Lieberman & Lieberman, 2005). Furthermore, advances in thrombolytic and neuroprotective treatments after stroke

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Sexuality in Stroke Care: A Neglected Quality of Life Issue in Stroke Rehabilitation? A Pilot Study

McLaughlin

Cregan

2005

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Although there is a substantial body of literature on the physical and psychosexual consequences of stroke, there is a paucity of empirical studies on the experiences of rehabilitation professionals in addressing sexuality issues with patients during the rehabilitation process. This is the first small-scale pilot study in Northern Ireland, informed by a comprehensive literature review, which explores the experiences of health and social care professionals in addressing sexuality issues with patients and their perceptions of the training they require in this area of stroke rehabilitation. Questionnaire survey data were collected from community and hospital based stroke professionals in a Health and Social Services Trust in Northern Ireland. The study groups comprised nurses, doctors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and social workers. The findings revealed that although the majority of staff had been asked for advice on sexuality issues during rehabilitation, most of them had received no training in this aspect of stroke rehabilitation since joining stroke services. The findings suggest that all rehabilitation professionals need to become more knowledgeable about sexuality issues in stroke care and could benefit from further education and training in comprehensive sexual health care.

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Cited by 17 publications

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Differences in Sexual Behavior of Teenagers and Young Adults with Cerebral Palsy: The Role of Sexual Needs and Sexual Esteem

Differences in Sexual Behavior of Teenagers and Young Adults with Cerebral Palsy: The Role of Sexual Needs and Sexual Esteem

Rehabilitation psychology and neuropsychology with stroke survivors.

Sexuality in Stroke Care: A Neglected Quality of Life Issue in Stroke Rehabilitation? A Pilot Study

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