Sexual counselling of cardiac patients: Nurses' perception of practice, responsibility and confidence

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 24-29

  Jaarsma, T ^a   Stromberg A ^a   Fridlund, B ^b   De Geest, S ^c   Martensson J ^d   Moons, P ^c   Norekval, T M ^e   Smith, K ^f   Steinke, E ^g   Thompson, D R ^h  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d Unit of Research and Development in Primary Care   (Sweden)

^e HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^g WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nurses attitudes; Sexual counselling; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING PRACTICE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; SHAME;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIAC CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF; QUESTIONNAIRES; REHABILITATION NURSING; SELF CONCEPT; SEX COUNSELING;

EID: 76649120853     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2009.11.003     Document Type: Article

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