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Volume 38, Issue 4, Pages 330-335 (July 2009)


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Information from health care professionals about sexual function and coexistence after myocardial infarction: A Swedish national survey

Bodil Ivarsson, RN, PhDaCorresponding Author Information, Bengt Fridlund, RNT, PhDbc, Trygve Sjöberg, PhDa

published online 17 February 2009.

Background

After a myocardial infarction (MI), many patients and their partners experience problems with marital and sexual life.

Methods

A Swedish national survey was carried out to obtain knowledge on the information provided by cardiac health care professionals on the subject of sexual function and coexistence after an MI. It consisted of a questionnaire that was designed, tested, and sent to 121 coronary care units.

Results

The coronary care unit teams rarely provided oral or written information about sexual function and coexistence to patients with MI or their partners. The health care professionals lacked competence in these areas.

Conclusion

It is essential that health care professionals are educated on and inform the patient with MI about the significance of sexual function and coexistence. Further research is required regarding patients' and their partners' need for information and support in this area.

a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden

b School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Växjö University, Växjö, Sweden

c School of Health Sciences, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden

Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Bodil Ivarsson, RN, PhD, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lund University Hospital, SE-221 85 Lund, Sweden

 This study was supported by grants from the Southern Sweden Nurse's Home and the Ottar Foundation.

PII: S0147-9563(09)00002-8

doi:10.1016/j.hrtlng.2009.01.001


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