Title
Attitudes and beliefs of nurses and physicians about managing sexual health in primary care: A multi-site cross-sectional comparative study
Date Issued
01 January 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Leyva-Moral J.M.
Aguayo-Gonzalez M.
Granel-Grimenez N.
Dalfó-Pibernat A.
Publisher(s)
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Abstract
Aim: To understand the attitudes and beliefs of nurses and physicians about managing the sexual health of patients during office visits in primary care centres. Design: A questionnaire-based, cross-sectional multi-centre study. Methods: The study was performed in 15 primary care centres in Barcelona (Spain), from December 2017–February 2018. Obtained data were analysed with descriptive and bivariate statistics. Results: Nearly half the participants believed they should manage sexual health in primary care, but a third of them disagreed this is a priority. Participants also believed patients are not comfortable speaking with them about sex. Statistically significant differences were observed between the professions as nurses more often reported receiving sexual health questions from patients and believed they had enough knowledge to appropriately respond. Most participants wanted additional education to speak with patients more comfortably and confidently about sex.
Start page
404
End page
414
Volume
8
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias médicas, Ciencias de la salud
Ciencias socio biomédicas (planificación familiar, salud sexual, efectos políticos y sociales de la investigación biomédica)
Subjects
DOI
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85092705173
PubMed ID
Source
Nursing Open
Sponsor(s)
This research did not receive any funding from entities or agencies in the public, commercial and/or not-for-profit sectors. The publication of this research is partially supported through a research dissemination grant received from the Universidad Norbert Wiener (VRI-D-07-001-RDG) by Prof. Dr. Patrick A. Palmieri We are grateful for the assistance of Mr. Toni Lopez, Adjunct Director of Nursing at the Institut Catala de la Salut (Barcelona, Spain) for coordinating the work with the primary care centres, including access and diffusion. Without his assistance, this study would not have been possible. Furthermore, we want to recognize the mentorship provided by Dr. Joan Edwards, Director of the Center for Global Nursing, and Professor of Nursing at the Nelda C. Stark College of Nursing, Texas Woman's University, throughout this project and her continued support of the global collaboration that resulted in this project. Finally, we would like to thank Dr. Jean Watson, Founder and Director of the Watson Caring Science Institute, for her continued mentorship and scholarly guidance in developing nursing research to improve the sexual health of people by implementing human caring interventions.
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