Communication about sexual problems in male patients with multiple sclerosis

Rubin, Rona

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“…This theme is consistent with previous research [25,[39][40][41][42]. However, research indicates that most service-users are not offended by discussion of their sexuality [43,44] and do expect professionals to make inquiries about sexuality [45], but future research should be conducted specifically with people who have experienced a TBI.…”

Section: Perceived Topic Sensitivity As a Hindrance To Discussing Sexsupporting

confidence: 75%

Talking about sex after traumatic brain injury: perceptions and experiences of multidisciplinary rehabilitation professionals

Dyer

Nair

2013

Disability and Rehabilitation

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Dyer, Kerry and das Nair, Roshan (2013) Talking about sex after traumatic brain injury: perceptions and experiences of multidisciplinary rehabilitation professionals. Disability and Rehabilitation, 36 (17 A note on versions:The version presented here may differ from the published version or from the version of record. If you wish to cite this item you are advised to consult the publisher's version. Please see the repository url above for details on accessing the published version and note that access may require a subscription. Purpose: Research indicates that although 50-60% of people who have had a traumatic brain injury (TBI) experience changes in sexual functioning, sexuality issues remain largely unaddressed in rehabilitation. This study aimed to explore rehabilitation professionals' perceptions and experiences of discussing sexuality with service-users who have had a TBI. Method: Purposeful sampling was used to recruit 24 participants from two local National Health Service trusts and from a national charity. Four focus groups were conducted with pre-existing groups of professionals, using a semi-structured interview schedule. Focus group data were transcribed verbatim and analysed using thematic analysis. Results: Six main themes were derived from the analysis: (1) sexuality after TBI is a specialist issue; (2) sexuality is a sensitive subject; (3) practicalities of discussing sexuality; (4) roles and responsibilities; (5) dilemmas about risk and vulnerabilities; and (6) organisational and structural issues. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that a more proactive approach to addressing sexuality issues be taken by incorporating sexuality into assessments and by having sexuality information available for service-users. Support for professionals is also needed in the form of the development of policy, on-going training and supervision. Implications for Rehabilitation Rehabilitation professionals find it difficult to deal with issues of sexuality following TBI, and the reasons for this are complex and interrelated.  To provide holistic care, a more proactive approach to addressing sexuality issues should be taken. Professionals do not need to be an expert in sexual issues to open dialogue.  Sexuality discussions should be incorporated into assessments, and written information should be available for service-users. Further training for professionals and organisational policy change is sometimes required to effectively deal with sexuality issues.

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Section: Perceived Topic Sensitivity As a Hindrance To Discussing Sexsupporting

confidence: 75%

Talking about sex after traumatic brain injury: perceptions and experiences of multidisciplinary rehabilitation professionals

Dyer

Nair

2013

Disability and Rehabilitation

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“…Six articles were located from the database search [13][14][15][16][17][18] and two additional articles were identified from checking reference lists [19,20]. One other article was also identified through reference lists [21]; however, it was not included as it was clearly a duplication of another article included in the review (this was acknowledged by the authors).…”

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Why Don't Healthcare Professionals Talk About Sex? A Systematic Review of Recent Qualitative Studies Conducted in the United Kingdom

Dyer

Nair

2013

The Journal of Sexual Medicine

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Dyer, Kerry and das Nair, Roshan (2013) Why don't healthcare professionals talk about sex?: a systematic review of recent qualitative studies conducted in the United Kingdom. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 10 (11 A note on versions:The version presented here may differ from the published version or from the version of record. If you wish to cite this item you are advised to consult the publisher's version. Please see the repository url above for details on accessing the published version and note that access may require a subscription.For more information, please contact eprints@nottingham.ac.uk A B S T R A C TIntroduction. Sexuality is considered to be an important aspect of holistic care, yet research has demonstrated that it is not routinely addressed in healthcare services. A greater understanding of this can be achieved through synthesizing qualitative studies investigating healthcare professionals' experiences of talking about sex. In doing so, policy makers and healthcare providers may be able to better address the sexual issues of service users. Aim. To gain an in-depth understanding of healthcare professionals' subjective experience of discussing sexuality with service users by identifying the factors that impede and facilitate such discussions. Main Outcome Measures. Review of healthcare professionals' experience of discussing sexuality with service users. Methods. Electronic databases and reference lists of published articles were searched in July 2011. Primary research studies were included in the review if they explored health professionals' experiences of discussing sexuality with adult service users, used qualitative methods, and were conducted in the United Kingdom over the last 10 years. Each study was reviewed and assessed. A secondary thematic analysis method was used where key themes were extracted and grouped and key concepts were explored. Results. Nineteen interconnected themes emerged relating to healthcare professionals' experience of discussing sexuality with service users, including fear about "opening up a can of worms," lack of time, resources, and training, concern about knowledge and abilities, worry about causing offense, personal discomfort, and a lack of awareness about sexual issues. Some themes were particularly marked relating to the sexuality of the opposite-gender, black and ethnic minority groups, older and nonheterosexual service users, and those with intellectual disabilities. Conclusions. The majority of healthcare professionals do not proactively discuss sexuality issues with service users, and this warrants further attention. An understanding of the perceived barriers and facilitators indicates that interventions to improve the extent to which sexuality issues are addressed need to take organizational, structural, and personal factors into consideration. Dyer K and das Nair R.

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“…This perceived topic sensitivity has been identified by previous research [28,29,37,59,60]. However, research indicates that most patients are not offended by discussions of sexuality [40,61], and do expect professionals to make inquiries about sexuality issues [21].…”

Section: Barriers and Facilitators To Discussing Sexualitymentioning

confidence: 85%

“…Clinicians and researchers have highlighted the need for education in the area of sexuality and disability [22,28,[36][37][38][39][40][41]. Furthermore, it has been argued that education should be provided early in the clinicians' career, before negative attitudes and stereotypes have been developed [42][43][44].…”

Section: Sexuality and Disability Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Multiple Timepoint Pre-post Evaluation of a ‘Sexual Respect’ DVD to Improve Competence in Discussing Sex with Patients with Disability

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(2015) A multiple timepoint prepost evaluation of a 'sexual respect' dvd to improve competence in discussing sex with patients with disability. Sexuality and Disability, 33 (3 A note on versions:The version presented here may differ from the published version or from the version of record. If you wish to cite this item you are advised to consult the publisher's version. Please see the repository url above for details on accessing the published version and note that access may require a subscription.For more information, please contact eprints@nottingham.ac.uk Citation: Dyer, K., Aubeeluck, A., & dasNair, R.* (2014). A multiple time-point prepost evaluation of a 'Sexual Respect' DVD to improve competence in discussing sex with patients with disability. Sexuality & Disability, 32(3)

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Communication about sexual problems in male patients with multiple sclerosis

Abstract: Rehabilitation teams need training to deal with patients' sexual problems, and the nurse is likely to be identified as the specialist in this area.

Cited by 15 publications

References 9 publications

Talking about sex after traumatic brain injury: perceptions and experiences of multidisciplinary rehabilitation professionals

Talking about sex after traumatic brain injury: perceptions and experiences of multidisciplinary rehabilitation professionals

Why Don't Healthcare Professionals Talk About Sex? A Systematic Review of Recent Qualitative Studies Conducted in the United Kingdom

A Multiple Timepoint Pre-post Evaluation of a ‘Sexual Respect’ DVD to Improve Competence in Discussing Sex with Patients with Disability

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