Let's talk about sex too:
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Let's talk about sex too: An exploration of how patients with a spinal cord injury view the information they were given regarding sexual health issues, within a rehabilitation unit.
IRAS ID
205106
Contact name
Vidar Melby
Contact email
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 5 months, 1 days
Research summary
The proposed study will explore the patients' perception of the information they were given regarding sexual health issues, within a rehabilitation unit, following a spinal cord injury. The literature suggests that sexual health issues are very poorly handled (if at all) during the rehabilitation phase of the patients' journey. Sexuality is considered to be an important aspect of holistic care, but it is not routinely addressed in healthcare settings (Allen, 2013).Singh and Sharma (2005)suggested that roughly 80% of spinal cord injuries are sustained by men, and research has historically focused on the sexual needs of men rather than women. This study aims to explore and gain an understanding of how patients, both male and female with a spinal cord injury, view the information they were given regarding sexual health issues.
REC name
HSC REC B
REC reference
16/NI/0213
Date of REC Opinion
24 Oct 2016
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion