Objectives Most sexual violence (SV) remains undisclosed to healthcare professionals. The
aims of this study were to identify where support would be sought after SV and whether …

Objective This study examined how patients' clinical and peer interactions may affect their
communication apprehension with healthcare providers, a major communication barrier to …

Background Patients undergoing colorectal surgery (CRS) have an increased risk of
developing sexual disorders, attributed to different mechanisms. In this context, sexual …

Objective Sexual health plays a vital role in healthy aging. However, little is known about the
sexual attitudes of and the utilization of sexual and reproductive health services by older …

Later life relationships and in particular the role of sex within them, have often been
neglected in research due to assumptions of decline and sexlessness. We contribute to a …

The misconceptions that old age is an asexual phase of human life has been challenged by
increasing empirical evidence which shows that sexual activity persists in old age albeit in …

Sexual communication research has long focused on adolescents, though a growing area in
need of focus revolves around sexual confidence and view of self, or sexual self-concept …

Good care and mistreatment are like two sides of the same coin, they go hand in hand. In
order for programmes and interventions related to this issue to be developed and …

The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines sexual health as “a state of social, physical,
emotional and mental well-being related to sexuality, not merely the absence of disease or …

Individuals' attitudes and satisfaction regarding their sexuality have been shown to be
closely related to perceived well-being and health. Older women's experience of their …