Assessment of physicians’ addressing sexuality in elderly patients with chronic pain
ABSTRACT Objective To determine the frequency with which physicians address their older adult patients with chronic pain about the issue of sexuality. Methods It is a cross sectional, descriptive, analytical study in which physicians answered a questionnaire comprising questions related to addre...
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| author | Guilherme Liausu Cherpak Fânia Cristina dos Santos |
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| description | ABSTRACT Objective To determine the frequency with which physicians address their older adult patients with chronic pain about the issue of sexuality. Methods It is a cross sectional, descriptive, analytical study in which physicians answered a questionnaire comprising questions related to addressing the issue of sexuality during appointments. Results A sample of 155 physicians was obtained, 63.9% stated they did not address sexuality in medical interviews and 23.2% did it most of the time. The main reasons for not addressing were lack of time, fear of embarrassing the patient and technical inability to address the issue. Conclusion There is a need to develop strategies to increase and improve addressing of sexuality in elderly patients with chronic pain, in order to have better quality of life. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-882b060050314e379c71f069935f73e62022-12-21T22:28:10ZengInstituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert EinsteinEinstein (São Paulo)2317-638514217818410.1590/S1679-45082016AO3556S1679-45082016000200010Assessment of physicians’ addressing sexuality in elderly patients with chronic painGuilherme Liausu CherpakFânia Cristina dos SantosABSTRACT Objective To determine the frequency with which physicians address their older adult patients with chronic pain about the issue of sexuality. Methods It is a cross sectional, descriptive, analytical study in which physicians answered a questionnaire comprising questions related to addressing the issue of sexuality during appointments. Results A sample of 155 physicians was obtained, 63.9% stated they did not address sexuality in medical interviews and 23.2% did it most of the time. The main reasons for not addressing were lack of time, fear of embarrassing the patient and technical inability to address the issue. Conclusion There is a need to develop strategies to increase and improve addressing of sexuality in elderly patients with chronic pain, in order to have better quality of life.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082016000200010&lng=en&tlng=enSexualidadeIdosoDor crônicaPadrões de prática médicaEducação médica |
| spellingShingle | Guilherme Liausu Cherpak Fânia Cristina dos Santos Assessment of physicians’ addressing sexuality in elderly patients with chronic pain Einstein (São Paulo) Sexualidade Idoso Dor crônica Padrões de prática médica Educação médica |
| title | Assessment of physicians’ addressing sexuality in elderly patients with chronic pain |
| title_full | Assessment of physicians’ addressing sexuality in elderly patients with chronic pain |
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| title_short | Assessment of physicians’ addressing sexuality in elderly patients with chronic pain |
| title_sort | assessment of physicians addressing sexuality in elderly patients with chronic pain |
| topic | Sexualidade Idoso Dor crônica Padrões de prática médica Educação médica |
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