General practitioner attitudes to discussing sexual health issues with older people
General practitioner attitudes to discussing sexual health issues with older people
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DOI：
10.1016/j.socscimed.2003.08.025
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发表时间：
2004-06-01
影响因子：
5.4
通讯作者：
Galena, E
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作者：
Gott, M;Hinchliff, S;Galena, E
卫生专业人员如何看待和管理晚年的性问题仍然是相对未开发的，特别是，很少有人知道全科医生的态度，谁代表的第一个接触点，大多数老年人在英国谁经历性健康问题。本文利用定性数据产生的深入访谈与22个全科医生在人口统计学上不同的初级保健实践在谢菲尔德，英国。分析发现，全科医生不主动解决老年人的性健康问题，在初级保健中，性健康等同于年轻人，不被视为与这个年龄组讨论的“合法”话题。然而，很明显，对老年人的性态度和性行为的许多看法是基于对老龄化和性的陈规定型观念，而不是基于个别病人的个人经历。讨论认为，这些调查结果的影响，初级保健，特别是在教育和培训。(C)2003爱思唯尔有限公司。保留所有权利。
How health professionals perceive and manage later life sexual problems remains relatively unexplored and, in particular, little is known about the attitudes of GPs, who represent the first point of contact for most older people in the UK who experience sexual health concerns. This paper draws on qualitative data generated from in-depth interviews with 22 GPs working in demographically diverse primary care practices in Sheffield, UK. Analysis identified that GPs do not address sexual health proactively with older people and that, within primary care, sexual health is equated with younger people and not seen as a 'legitimate' topic for discussion with this age group. However, it was apparent that many beliefs held about the sexual attitudes and behaviours of older people were based on stereotyped views of ageing and sexuality, rather than personal experience of individual patients. The discussion considers the implications of these findings for primary care, particularly in relation to education and training. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.