'Talking of Sex': Developing and piloting a sexual health communication tool for use in primary care

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 332-337

  Macdowall, Wendy ^a   Parker, Rachael ^a   Nanchahal, Kiran ^a   Ford, Chris ^b   Lowbury, Ruth ^c   Robinson, Angela ^d   Sherrard, Jackie ^e   Martins, Helen ^f   Fasey, Nicky ^g   Wellings, Kaye ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (United Kingdom)

^c Medical Foundation for AIDS and Sexual Health (MedFASH)   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f Portfolio Publishing   (United Kingdom)

^g MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consultation aid; General practice; Sexual health communication; Young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONSULTATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SIMULATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649724372     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2010.10.027     Document Type: Article

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