Abstract:Introduction: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is debilitating and results in different social representations for the women affected in terms of their sexuality and reproduction. Objective: Describe the experience of women with SCI regarding sexuality and reproduction under these conditions. Methods: Participants were 11 women with SCI who were submitted to a semi-structured interview. The content of the interviews was inputted into ALCESTE software, a computerized technique used for text analysis. Results: The… Show more
“…In one study, in which support of partner is necessary for happiness, fulfillment, and connectedness with other; This research also claimed that desire discrepancy was defined as the difference in desire between sexual partners, low discrepancy was positively related to both relationship and sexual satisfaction [15]. In another research discovered that women with SCI fear abandonment by their husband or the possibility of never having another relationship; however, these fears soon fade by their husband's acceptance of disability [10].…”
Section: Support Of Husbandmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…This study discovered the present happiness of sexual life mean score below half of the normal range. Another research showed that subjects labelled their sex lives as worse after SCI, largely due to difficulties in their relationship with their partner, medical problems and the lack of privacy [10]. In contrast another study revealed that sexual function and SCI shows that sexual pleasure are possible for women having spinal cord injury [9].…”
Section: Happiness Of Sexual Lifementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Courtois et al [9] report that education about these issues to help adapt to their new lives and to maintain a positive attitude toward sexual Community Level in Bangladesh health and motherhood. Sexuality is vital in the process of accepting and coping with SCI and highlighted the importance of reproduction for women in general, before and after SCI, were also prominent [10]. Aikman et al [11] reported that lack of sexual rehabilitation services and consensus around clinician roles, and societal stigmas related to disability and sexuality obstruct treatment.…”
Sexual knowledge is an important part of every life and it is necessary for clinicians to have a specific format in which to address sexual issues with their patients. A systematic approach to working with female spinal cord injury (SCI) patients need to present their sexual knowledge and experience. To explore the sexual knowledge and experience of women with spinal cord injury in the community level. The researcher conducted a mixed method research. In order to assess sexuality a standard questionnaire was developed on the basis of the clinical experience and review of relevant literature. The items of the questionnaire were selected keeping in mind the complex culture and principles of our society. VAS scale and likert scale was used to measure 9 close questions related to sexual knowledge and experience. Another 2 open ended question explored their perception how they maintain good relation and what they want to know from the rehabilitation program. Paired 't' test was used for identify the quality of sexual life. The total participant was 30. Mean ages were 30.73 ± 7.47 years. Mean duration of injury was 7.733 years. Of the participants 17 (56.7%) live in rural and 13 (43.3%) live in urban. The participant 23 (76.7%) was married before injury, 7 (23.3%) was married after injury. The study result was who stay in urban area their sexual happiness means score (54.384) was more than who stay in rural area (35.47). Married after injury (7 women) their mean sexual happiness score (72%) was more than who was married (23 women) before injury (mean score 33.82) and Significantly difference (P<0.05) quality of sexual life before and after injury. 50% of participant indicated that support of husband was not much and not at all. Advice from the participants for maintaining good relationship, financial independence, self-confidence, copes with the present situation is important. Participants want to know proper guidance after operation and different individual problem-solving technique in the rehabilitation education program. This study present important information with regards for improving sexual rehabilitation services to women with SCI.
“…In one study, in which support of partner is necessary for happiness, fulfillment, and connectedness with other; This research also claimed that desire discrepancy was defined as the difference in desire between sexual partners, low discrepancy was positively related to both relationship and sexual satisfaction [15]. In another research discovered that women with SCI fear abandonment by their husband or the possibility of never having another relationship; however, these fears soon fade by their husband's acceptance of disability [10].…”
Section: Support Of Husbandmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…This study discovered the present happiness of sexual life mean score below half of the normal range. Another research showed that subjects labelled their sex lives as worse after SCI, largely due to difficulties in their relationship with their partner, medical problems and the lack of privacy [10]. In contrast another study revealed that sexual function and SCI shows that sexual pleasure are possible for women having spinal cord injury [9].…”
Section: Happiness Of Sexual Lifementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Courtois et al [9] report that education about these issues to help adapt to their new lives and to maintain a positive attitude toward sexual Community Level in Bangladesh health and motherhood. Sexuality is vital in the process of accepting and coping with SCI and highlighted the importance of reproduction for women in general, before and after SCI, were also prominent [10]. Aikman et al [11] reported that lack of sexual rehabilitation services and consensus around clinician roles, and societal stigmas related to disability and sexuality obstruct treatment.…”
Sexual knowledge is an important part of every life and it is necessary for clinicians to have a specific format in which to address sexual issues with their patients. A systematic approach to working with female spinal cord injury (SCI) patients need to present their sexual knowledge and experience. To explore the sexual knowledge and experience of women with spinal cord injury in the community level. The researcher conducted a mixed method research. In order to assess sexuality a standard questionnaire was developed on the basis of the clinical experience and review of relevant literature. The items of the questionnaire were selected keeping in mind the complex culture and principles of our society. VAS scale and likert scale was used to measure 9 close questions related to sexual knowledge and experience. Another 2 open ended question explored their perception how they maintain good relation and what they want to know from the rehabilitation program. Paired 't' test was used for identify the quality of sexual life. The total participant was 30. Mean ages were 30.73 ± 7.47 years. Mean duration of injury was 7.733 years. Of the participants 17 (56.7%) live in rural and 13 (43.3%) live in urban. The participant 23 (76.7%) was married before injury, 7 (23.3%) was married after injury. The study result was who stay in urban area their sexual happiness means score (54.384) was more than who stay in rural area (35.47). Married after injury (7 women) their mean sexual happiness score (72%) was more than who was married (23 women) before injury (mean score 33.82) and Significantly difference (P<0.05) quality of sexual life before and after injury. 50% of participant indicated that support of husband was not much and not at all. Advice from the participants for maintaining good relationship, financial independence, self-confidence, copes with the present situation is important. Participants want to know proper guidance after operation and different individual problem-solving technique in the rehabilitation education program. This study present important information with regards for improving sexual rehabilitation services to women with SCI.
“…Ainda são escassas as pesquisas sobre a sexualidade de mulheres acometidas por LM, porém, em decorrência do impacto da LM na vida das mulheres, o conhecimento sobre aspectos específicos da sexualidade feminina após a lesão poderá contribuir para intervenções que visem à melhoria do bem-estar biopsicossocial deste grupo. Tendo em vista que existem poucos dados no Brasil (Sodré;Faro, 2008;Matão, 2017), este estudo tem por objetivo avaliar o impacto da lesão medular na sexualidade de mulheres.…”
This study aimed to assess the impact of spinal cord injury on women’s sexuality. This is a qualitative study with 15 women with spinal cord injury and with at least six months of evolution, residing in the Northeast of Brazil. Content analysis was used for data exploration. There were significant biopsychosocial changes after the spinal cord injury. Body transformations have mobilized feelings and attitudes of resilience, indifference or dissatisfaction with self-image. After the event of spinal cord injury, autoeroticism through masturbation remained infrequent. Sexual practice was described as qualitatively worse, with less sexual desire, impaired lubrication and frequent anorgasmia. The quality of sexual life of the women interviewed has worsened due to the absence or difficulty of feeling pleasure in the touch of the body. Although less frequent and less pleasurable, there was a possibility of reframing sexuality after spinal cord injury by discovering other aspects, such as touch and scent. The data shows the need for strategies implemented by the multi-professional rehabilitation team to offer guidance on sexuality for women with spinal cord injuries.
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