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| Title |
Views of family physicians on heterosexual sexual function in older adults
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| Published in |
BMC Primary Care, June 2018
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12875-018-0770-1 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Inbar Levkovich, Ateret Gewirtz-Meydan, Khaled Karkabi, Liat Ayalon |
| Abstract |
Sexual functioning among older adults has received little attention in research and clinical practice, although it is an integral part of old age. As older adults tend to consume health services and to visit family physicians more frequently, these care-providers serve as gatekeepers in the case of sexual concerns. The present study evaluated the perceptions of family physicians regarding sexuality in older adults. Qualitative interviews with 16 family physicians were conducted. We used in-depth, semi-structured interviews. Three main themes emerged: 1. Family physicians described having difficulty in raising questions about sexuality to older patients. 2. Family physicians tended towards the biological side of the spectrum, focusing on the patient's medical problem and asking physiological questions. 3. Family physicians mainly related to medication administered to their male patients, whereas a minority also described the guidance they provided to older individuals and couples. The study shows that family physicians tend not to initiate discourse with older patients on sexuality, but rather discuss sexuality mostly in conjunction with other medical conditions. Implications for research and practice are discussed. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 80% |
| Unknown | 1 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 80% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 42 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 42 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 5% |
| Professor | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 5 | 12% |
| Unknown | 18 | 43% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 17% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 14% |
| Psychology | 4 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 7% |
| Engineering | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 21 | 50% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 09 August 2018.
All research outputs
#14,541,990
of 25,382,440 outputs
Outputs from BMC Primary Care
#1,257
of 2,359 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#169,128
of 341,432 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Primary Care
#40
of 78 outputs
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