Sexual Issues within Occupational Therapy, Part 1: Attitudes and Practice

Couldrick, Lorna

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“…Earlier studies tended to focus on discipline specific rather than on interprofessional or multidisciplinary training [4,[14][15][16][17]. The influence of practitioner training on knowledge and attitudes in the field of intellectual disability [10] and on knowledge, comfort and attitudes in the field of spinal cord injury rehabilitation has been shown [7].…”

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A Longitudinal Study of Sexuality Training for the Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Team

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Discipline specific and multidisciplinary training programs have been developed to provide practitioners working in health and disability fields with various combinations of knowledge, skills, attitudes and practitioner comfort important for such discussions. There is little, however, which demonstrates the long term effectiveness of such training programs. The current study is a 2-year follow-up to a randomized controlled trial that examined the effectiveness of a sexuality training program for rehabilitation practitioners working within spinal cord injury rehabilitation. Using both questionnairebased and qualitative data, findings suggest that training can have long-lasting effects on practitioner knowledge, comfort and attitudes in addressing sexuality issues with clients. Training that is developed around the individualized needs of practitioners and the settings within which they work may be particularly effective. Future research is needed to explore the applicability of this type of training to other rehabilitation and healthcare settings.

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“…The exclusion of sexual activity in practice may be due to such barriers as discomfort (Jones, Weerakoon, & Pynor, 2005;Weerakoon et al, 2004), opinions regarding the relevance of sexual activity (Sakellariou & Algado, 2006), and a lack of resources and formal training (Neistadt, 1986). In addition, Couldrick (1998) found that many occupational therapists did not address sexual activity due to a lack of formal education. As such, Jones, Weerakoon, and Pynor (2005) pinpointed that addressing sexual activity in occupational therapy education should improve the likelihood that practitioners will focus on sexual activity with clients.…”

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Exploring the Activity of Daily Living of Sexual Activity: A Survey in Occupational Therapy Education

Lohman¹,

Kobrin²,

Chang³

2017

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

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This study aimed to query occupational therapy educators in professional programs in the United States about the amount of time spent addressing sexual activity and the type and depth of education related to sexual activity. The study aims to inform educators about how sexual activity is taught. A cross-sectional survey research design was used with both closed-and open-ended questions. A total of 51 educators participated. An average of 3.5 hr was spent teaching sexual activity. Many of the participants were comfortable teaching sexual activity. However, some reported that sexual activity was often an overlooked topic in occupational therapy curriculum and was not emphasized as much as other activities of daily living. In addition, participants reported that the under emphasis of teaching sexuality may be due to a lack of educational background, the broadness of the topic, discomfort of the students, and a lack of information in textbooks. Most of the participants are comfortable teaching sexual activity and believe that it is an important topic in occupational therapy curriculum. However, many consider it an overlooked topic specifically with chronic conditions and sexually transmitted infections. Therefore, educating instructors on sexual activity and pedagogical methods will enhance occupational therapy curriculum.

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“…Yet it is reported that sexuality issues are infrequently addressed during rehabilitation (2,4,6,8). This is at odds with the perception that staff members in SCI rehabilitation recognize this frequently unmet need and support sexuality interventions (4,9,10).…”

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“…Literature which supports sexuality training tends to be focused on single disciplinary knowledge rather than the interdisciplinary team (4,5,9,10,13). Disciplinary education is important but neglects the varying levels of expertise a team can contribute and the patient's selective interaction with those professionals who they feel most comfortable with, regardless of their discipline.…”

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The Effectiveness of a Sexuality Training Program for the Interdisciplinary Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Team

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While there is evidence to support consideration of client sexuality needs in the provision of rehabilitation services to people with spinal cord injury (SCI), the interdisciplinary team rarely receives training in this area. The current study aimed to examine the effectiveness of a consumer-driven sexuality training program in improving staff knowledge, comfort (general and personal) and attitudes. Using a local needs assessment to identify training needs and the Permission, Limited Information, Specific Suggestions and Intensive Therapy (PLISSIT) model as a training framework, a sexuality training program was developed in one Australian SCI service. A randomized controlled trial was conducted and significant improvement was found in all domains for the treatment group -Knowledge(χ 2 = 46.141, p < 0.001), Comfort (χ 2 = 23.338, p < 0.001), Approach(χ 2 = 23.925, p < 0.001) and Attitude (χ 2 = 15.235, p < 0.001) compared to the control group. Changes were found to be maintained at three month follow-up -Knowledge (Z = −5.116, p < 0.001), Comfort (Z = −3.953, p < 0.001), Approach (Z = −4.103, p < 0.001) and Attitudes (Z = −2.655, p < 0.001). These results support the use of an individualized needs-based sexuality training program in fostering staff knowledge, comfort and attitudinal change in an interdisciplinary SCI rehabilitation service.

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Sexual Issues within Occupational Therapy, Part 1: Attitudes and Practice

Cited by 24 publications

References 29 publications

A Longitudinal Study of Sexuality Training for the Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Team

A Longitudinal Study of Sexuality Training for the Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Team

Exploring the Activity of Daily Living of Sexual Activity: A Survey in Occupational Therapy Education

The Effectiveness of a Sexuality Training Program for the Interdisciplinary Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Team

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