Sex education for patients with severe mental illness in Iran: A qualitative study
Objective: Patients with severe mental illness may experience cognitive deficits, impaired judgment or loss of skills. Therefore, they are prone to sexual health complications. Sex education can promote sexual health, and in many countries, it is integrated into other domains of education. The educa...
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| author | SeyyedTaha Yahyavi Firoozeh Raisi Reihaneh Firoozikhojastefar Zahra Shahvari Zahra Mirsepassi |
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| description | Objective: Patients with severe mental illness may experience cognitive deficits, impaired judgment or loss of skills. Therefore, they are prone to sexual health complications. Sex education can promote sexual health, and in many countries, it is integrated into other domains of education. The educational contents taught in western countries are not necessarily appropriate for developing countries.This study aims to address sex educational content for these patients in Iran. Methods: We have conducted twenty-three face-to-face, deep and semi-structured interviews with patients, family members, psychiatrists, general practitioners, nurses and psychologists. We used the strategy of maximum diversity in selecting the participants. Results: “Improving basic knowledge,” “decreasing the risk of unsafe sex”, “empowerment” and “persuading to ask for help” should be covered in the education. Conclusions: Sexuality is not considered a priority for these patients. It is necessary to develop a training program with simple educational content for this high-risk group. Innovation: Raising awareness and knowledge about the possible risks of social media on high-risk behaviours, developing social and behavioural skills, and encouraging patients to talk about their new challenges in sexual life is recommended. Cultural, spiritual and personal beliefs should be considered in designing the educational program. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3a933daa358b409f86ed925c07614eb72022-12-22T03:52:06ZengElsevierPEC Innovation2772-62822022-12-011100016Sex education for patients with severe mental illness in Iran: A qualitative studySeyyedTaha Yahyavi0Firoozeh Raisi1Reihaneh Firoozikhojastefar2Zahra Shahvari3Zahra Mirsepassi4Department of Psychiatry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Psychiatry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Psychiatry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Nursing and Midwifery, Gachsaran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gachsaran, IranDepartment of Psychiatry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Corresponding author at: Department of Psychiatry, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Objective: Patients with severe mental illness may experience cognitive deficits, impaired judgment or loss of skills. Therefore, they are prone to sexual health complications. Sex education can promote sexual health, and in many countries, it is integrated into other domains of education. The educational contents taught in western countries are not necessarily appropriate for developing countries.This study aims to address sex educational content for these patients in Iran. Methods: We have conducted twenty-three face-to-face, deep and semi-structured interviews with patients, family members, psychiatrists, general practitioners, nurses and psychologists. We used the strategy of maximum diversity in selecting the participants. Results: “Improving basic knowledge,” “decreasing the risk of unsafe sex”, “empowerment” and “persuading to ask for help” should be covered in the education. Conclusions: Sexuality is not considered a priority for these patients. It is necessary to develop a training program with simple educational content for this high-risk group. Innovation: Raising awareness and knowledge about the possible risks of social media on high-risk behaviours, developing social and behavioural skills, and encouraging patients to talk about their new challenges in sexual life is recommended. Cultural, spiritual and personal beliefs should be considered in designing the educational program.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772628222000012Mental illnessPsychiatric patientsSex educationA qualitative study |
| spellingShingle | SeyyedTaha Yahyavi Firoozeh Raisi Reihaneh Firoozikhojastefar Zahra Shahvari Zahra Mirsepassi Sex education for patients with severe mental illness in Iran: A qualitative study PEC Innovation Mental illness Psychiatric patients Sex education A qualitative study |
| title | Sex education for patients with severe mental illness in Iran: A qualitative study |
| title_full | Sex education for patients with severe mental illness in Iran: A qualitative study |
| title_fullStr | Sex education for patients with severe mental illness in Iran: A qualitative study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sex education for patients with severe mental illness in Iran: A qualitative study |
| title_short | Sex education for patients with severe mental illness in Iran: A qualitative study |
| title_sort | sex education for patients with severe mental illness in iran a qualitative study |
| topic | Mental illness Psychiatric patients Sex education A qualitative study |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772628222000012 |
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