Training the Interdisciplinary Team in Sexuality Rehabilitation Following Spinal Cord Injury: A Needs Assessment

Booth, Susan; Kendall, Melissa; Fronek, Patricia; Miller, Deborah J.; Geraghty, Timothy

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“…Besides knowledge, many professionals in our study also reported the need for training in conversation skills and courses on how to address sexuality. This need for conversation or communication skills training was also brought up by other studies [36,37]. Courses and training on sexuality for professionals working with patients with an ULD therefore seem to be a valuable addition to their current courses and training.…”

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Addressing Sexuality as Standard Care in People with an Upper Limb Deficiency: Taboo or Necessary Topic?

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The purpose of this paper is to analyze whether professionals who work with people with an upper limb deficiency (ULD) received questions about sexuality from their patients and whether they addressed sexuality themselves, and to analyze their knowledge and comfort level, approach and attitudes towards sexuality. An online questionnaire, including questions on self-perceived sexological competence and the Knowledge, Comfort, Approach and Attitudes towards Sexuality Scale (KCAASS) was used to asses these aspects. One out of three professionals had received a question about sexuality from their patients. Nearly one out of five professionals had addressed sexuality themselves. Professionals who received a question about sexuality from patients or addressed this issue themselves had significantly higher scores on self-perceived knowledge about sexuality and on self-perceived conversation skills compared to professionals who did not. The scores on the KCAASS Knowledge and Comfort of professionals who received a question about sexuality or addressed the issue of sexuality were significantly higher than those of professionals who did not. Sexuality is thus only scantly discussed by professionals working with patients with an ULD. Professionals indicated they do not feel confident nor comfortable enough to address this issue. They also experience a lack of appropriate knowledge to address sexuality with patients. Professionals reported a need for courses and training on both knowledge and conversation skills concerning sexuality. In addition, a 123Sex Disabil (2013) 31:167-177 DOI 10.1007 protocol and necessary facilities need to be provided for the team working with people with an ULD in order to be able to address sexuality systematically.

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Addressing Sexuality as Standard Care in People with an Upper Limb Deficiency: Taboo or Necessary Topic?

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“…De igual forma, se alerta de la interferencia negativa que las propias creencias o pensamientos de los profesionales acerca de la sexualidad pueden ocasionar en el asesoramiento y en la información que transmitan a sus pacientes (Girts, 1990;Alexander, 1991), y se señalan las habilidades terapéuticas que posibilitan un mejor asesoramiento, así como el establecimiento de relaciones más empáticas (Anderson y Cole y Stevens, 1975;Evans, Halar, DeFreece y Larsen, 1976;Held, Cole, Anderson y Chilgren, 1975;Kendall, Booth. Fronek, Miller y Geraghty, 2003).…”

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“…En la última década las publicaciones centradas en esta temática relativa al entrenamiento y la formación de los profesionales se han incrementado considerablemente, lo que ha tenido un impacto positivo en la sexualidad de estas personas (Booth, Kendall, Fronek, Miller y Geraghty, 2003;Ward-McKinlay, Botvinn-Madorsky y Ward-McKinlay, 1983). Además, ya son varios los autores que han propuesto la elaboración de guías o manuales de orientación sexual para pacientes con LM (Closson, Toerge, Ragnarsson, Parsons y Lammertse, 1991; Ferolla y Lourenco, 1996 y Garcés y Civera, 1997).…”

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La sexualidad de las personas con lesión medular: aspectos psicológicos y sociales. Una revisión actualizada

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2008

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“…Research indicates that professionals are reluctant to address sexuality because of: Perceived lack of knowledge and skills; lack of resources, time and policy; fear of causing offence; personal embarrassment and discomfort; believing it is not their responsibility and perceiving that patients are too ill or unwilling to discuss sexual issues [22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29].…”

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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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Training the Interdisciplinary Team in Sexuality Rehabilitation Following Spinal Cord Injury: A Needs Assessment

Cited by 31 publications

References 19 publications

Addressing Sexuality as Standard Care in People with an Upper Limb Deficiency: Taboo or Necessary Topic?

Addressing Sexuality as Standard Care in People with an Upper Limb Deficiency: Taboo or Necessary Topic?

La sexualidad de las personas con lesión medular: aspectos psicológicos y sociales. Una revisión actualizada

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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