Assessment of physicians' addressing sexuality in elderly patients with chronic pain

被引：7

作者：

Cherpak, Guilherme Liausu ^{[1
]}

dos Santos, Fania Cristina ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

来源：

EINSTEIN-SAO PAULO | 2016年 / 14卷 / 02期

关键词：

Sexuality; Aged; Chronic pain; Practice patterns; physicians'; Education; medical;

D O I：

10.1590/S1679-45082016AO3556

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

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.

引用

页码：178 / 184

页数：7

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