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Question:
In what ways can health care
providers [nurses, doctors,
socialworkers, and others] assist older
men and women to deal with sexual
concerns or questions?"
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Answer:
by Beverly Johnson: (05/15/2004)
Here's what participants in a survey I
conducted of 1400+ men and women
ages 50 and older,had to say: "Health
care providers should:
1.spend time with older adults
2.use clear and easy-to-understand
words
3.help older adults feel comfortable
talking about sex
4.be open minded and talk openly
5.listen
6.treat older adults with a respectful
and nonjudgemental attitude
7.encourage discussion
8.give advice or suggestions, and
9.need to understand that 'sex is not
just for the young'
Reference:
"Older adults suggestions for health care
providers regarding
discussions of sex"
Geriatric Nursing , vol 18, #2, Mar-Apr
1997, pp65-66Reviewed by Sexual Health Editorial Team
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