Changes in attitudes, practices and barriers among oncology health care professionals regarding sexual health care: Outcomes from a 2-year educational intervention at a University Hospital
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ftlandspitaliuni:oai:www.hirsla.lsh.is:2336/610694 2023-05-15T16:52:20+02:00 Changes in attitudes, practices and barriers among oncology health care professionals regarding sexual health care: Outcomes from a 2-year educational intervention at a University Hospital Jonsdottir, Jona Ingibjorg Zoëga, Sigridur Saevarsdottir, Thorunn Sverrisdottir, Asgerdur Thorsdottir, Thora Einarsson, Gudmundur Vikar Gunnarsdottir, Sigridur Fridriksdottir, N. 1 Landspitali Natl Univ Hosp Iceland, IS-101 Reykjavik, Iceland 2 Univ Iceland, Saemundargata 2, IS-101 Reykjavik, Iceland 2016 http://hdl.handle.net/2336/610694 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2015.12.004 en eng Elsevier http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1462388915300521 Changes in attitudes, practices and barriers among oncology health care professionals regarding sexual health care: Outcomes from a 2-year educational intervention at a University Hospital 2016, 21:24 European Journal of Oncology Nursing 14623889 doi:10.1016/j.ejon.2015.12.004 http://hdl.handle.net/2336/610694 European Journal of Oncology Nursing Archived with thanks to European Journal of Oncology Nursing National Consortium - Landsaðgangur Hjúkrun Krabbamein Kynfræðsla Sjúklingafræðsla PEE12 ONC12 MAO12 URO12 NAA12 Oncology Nursing Patients Sex Counseling Article 2016 ftlandspitaliuni https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2015.12.004 2022-05-29T08:22:09Z To access publisher's full text version of this article click on the hyperlink at the bottom of the page Purpose: To examine the attitudes, practices and perceived barriers in relation to a sexual health care educational intervention among oncology health care professionals at the Landspitali-National University Hospital of Iceland. Methods: The design was quasi experimental, pre- post test time series. A comprehensive educational intervention project, including two workshops, was implemented over a two year time period. A questionnaire was mailed electronically to all nurses and physicians within oncology at baseline (T1, N = 206), after 10 months (T2, N = 216) and 16 months (T3, N = 210). Results: The response rate was 66% at T1, 45% at T2 and 38% at T3. At all time points, the majority of participants (90%) regarded communication about sexuality part of their responsibilities. Mean scores on having enough knowledge and training, and in six of eight practice issues increased significantly over time. Overall, 10-16% reported discussing sexuality-related issues with more than 50% of patients and the frequency was significantly higher among workshop attendants (31%) than non-attendants (11%). Overall, the most common barriers for discussing sexuality were "lack of training" (38%) and "difficult issue to discuss" (27%), but the former barrier decreased significantly by 22% over time. Conclusions: The intervention was successful in improving perception of having enough knowledge and training in providing sexual health care. Still, the issue remains sensitive and difficult to address for the majority of oncology health care professionals. Specific training in sexual health care, including workshops, should be available to health care professionals within oncology. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Novartis Sanofi Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Hirsla - Landspítali University Hospital research archive European Journal of Oncology Nursing 21 24 30 |
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Hjúkrun Krabbamein Kynfræðsla Sjúklingafræðsla PEE12 ONC12 MAO12 URO12 NAA12 Oncology Nursing Patients Sex Counseling Jonsdottir, Jona Ingibjorg Zoëga, Sigridur Saevarsdottir, Thorunn Sverrisdottir, Asgerdur Thorsdottir, Thora Einarsson, Gudmundur Vikar Gunnarsdottir, Sigridur Fridriksdottir, N. Changes in attitudes, practices and barriers among oncology health care professionals regarding sexual health care: Outcomes from a 2-year educational intervention at a University Hospital |
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To access publisher's full text version of this article click on the hyperlink at the bottom of the page Purpose: To examine the attitudes, practices and perceived barriers in relation to a sexual health care educational intervention among oncology health care professionals at the Landspitali-National University Hospital of Iceland. Methods: The design was quasi experimental, pre- post test time series. A comprehensive educational intervention project, including two workshops, was implemented over a two year time period. A questionnaire was mailed electronically to all nurses and physicians within oncology at baseline (T1, N = 206), after 10 months (T2, N = 216) and 16 months (T3, N = 210). Results: The response rate was 66% at T1, 45% at T2 and 38% at T3. At all time points, the majority of participants (90%) regarded communication about sexuality part of their responsibilities. Mean scores on having enough knowledge and training, and in six of eight practice issues increased significantly over time. Overall, 10-16% reported discussing sexuality-related issues with more than 50% of patients and the frequency was significantly higher among workshop attendants (31%) than non-attendants (11%). Overall, the most common barriers for discussing sexuality were "lack of training" (38%) and "difficult issue to discuss" (27%), but the former barrier decreased significantly by 22% over time. Conclusions: The intervention was successful in improving perception of having enough knowledge and training in providing sexual health care. Still, the issue remains sensitive and difficult to address for the majority of oncology health care professionals. Specific training in sexual health care, including workshops, should be available to health care professionals within oncology. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Novartis Sanofi |
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1 Landspitali Natl Univ Hosp Iceland, IS-101 Reykjavik, Iceland 2 Univ Iceland, Saemundargata 2, IS-101 Reykjavik, Iceland |
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Jonsdottir, Jona Ingibjorg Zoëga, Sigridur Saevarsdottir, Thorunn Sverrisdottir, Asgerdur Thorsdottir, Thora Einarsson, Gudmundur Vikar Gunnarsdottir, Sigridur Fridriksdottir, N. |
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Changes in attitudes, practices and barriers among oncology health care professionals regarding sexual health care: Outcomes from a 2-year educational intervention at a University Hospital |
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Changes in attitudes, practices and barriers among oncology health care professionals regarding sexual health care: Outcomes from a 2-year educational intervention at a University Hospital |
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Changes in attitudes, practices and barriers among oncology health care professionals regarding sexual health care: Outcomes from a 2-year educational intervention at a University Hospital |
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Changes in attitudes, practices and barriers among oncology health care professionals regarding sexual health care: Outcomes from a 2-year educational intervention at a University Hospital |
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Changes in attitudes, practices and barriers among oncology health care professionals regarding sexual health care: Outcomes from a 2-year educational intervention at a University Hospital |
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changes in attitudes, practices and barriers among oncology health care professionals regarding sexual health care: outcomes from a 2-year educational intervention at a university hospital |
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