Facilitating communication about sexual health between aging women and their health care providers.
Qual Health Res
; 25(4): 540-50, 2015 Apr.
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em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25228151
Many women experience changes in sexual health as they age, and discussing these changes with health care providers is an essential component of optimal health management. The purpose of this study was to understand aging women's perspectives about communicating with providers about sexual health. We used the integrative model of behavioral prediction as a theoretical lens to explore women's attitudes, perceived norms, and perceived self-efficacy that promote or inhibit the likelihood of communicating about sexual health. In this theory-based qualitative study, we interviewed 28 community-dwelling older women in the Midwestern United States. Through thematic analysis, we identified both positive and negative attitudes about communicating with providers. Women seemed most inclined to discuss sexual health if they perceived that important patient-provider conditions, such as trust and rapport, were in place. Despite situational obstacles and perceived norms, these women held strong beliefs about their abilities to discuss sexual health topics with providers.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Relações Médico-Paciente
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Comportamento Sexual
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Envelhecimento
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Saúde Reprodutiva
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Qual Health Res
Assunto da revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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PESQUISA EM SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos