Cancer department nurses' attitudes and practices in response to the sexual issues of pelvic radiation patients: a survey in Sichuan, China.
Contemp Nurse
; 43(2): 146-51, 2013 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
Our aim was to investigate cancer department nurses' attitudes and practices in response to pelvic radiation patients' sexual issues in Sichuan, China. A self-made questionnaire survey was conducted with 150 registered nurses of six hospitals in China. Nurses were asked about their experiences regarding consultation about sexual issues and attitudes toward the sex-related statements of pelvic radiation patients. We analyzed the correlation factors for the attitudes about dealing with patients' sexual issues by using the χ(2)-test. Of the survey sample, 128 nurses (85.33%) responded. Of the respondents, 46.88% had been consulted about sexual issues by patients or families. In addition, 87.5% of the nurses believed that 'reliable information on sexual in pelvic radiotherapy is lacking', and 77.34% reported having 'an interest in undertaking education of knowledge about pelvic radiation patients' sexual issues'; yet only 4.69% had completed professional sexual education about pelvic radiation patients. The hospital type and bed number as well as nurse age and seniority also affected the responses. This study shows that discussing sexuality is still repressed in the patient-nurse relationship, and most nurses' in Chinese cancer departments lack knowledge about pelvic radiation patients' sexual problems.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Pélvicas
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Atitude do Pessoal de Saúde
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Sexualidade
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Recursos Humanos de Enfermagem Hospitalar
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Contemp Nurse
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article