Faculty of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Via Scesa Eroi, 23, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Faculty of Economics, Mercatorum University, Piazza Mattei, 10, 00186 Rome, Italy.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Mar 25;17(7):2186. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17072186.
Sexuality is considered an important aspect of holistic care, but research has shown that it is often not considered, as it should be, in health services. Addressing clients' sexuality requires a multidisciplinary approach and is not the responsibility of a single professional. The literature underlines that university students or those working in hospitals and other health care facilities are not adequately prepared to meet patients' needs regarding sexuality. The objective of this study was, therefore, to review the scientific literature addressing training courses for health professionals in sexuality between 2000 and 2020. Several studies have shown enhancement in health care professionals' ability to deal with patients' sexuality issues after participating in sexuality education programs, regardless of the course load and modality, even if the long-term effects have still to be proved. Health care professionals therefore require education in the area of sexuality, regardless of their discipline. According to the articles reviewed, in order to improve the performance and comfort level of health care professionals to deal with patients' sexuality, investments in training are necessary. Further evaluations of interdisciplinary sexuality education programmes should use larger samples and explore the differences across disciplines.
性行为被认为是整体护理的一个重要方面，但研究表明，在卫生服务中，性行为通常没有得到应有的重视。解决客户的性行为问题需要多学科的方法，而不仅仅是单个专业人员的责任。文献强调，大学生或在医院和其他医疗保健机构工作的人员在满足患者性行为需求方面没有得到充分的准备。因此，本研究的目的是回顾 2000 年至 2020 年间针对健康专业人员性行为培训课程的科学文献。多项研究表明，参加性行为教育计划后，医疗保健专业人员处理患者性行为问题的能力得到了提高，无论课程负担和模式如何，尽管长期效果仍有待证明。因此，医疗保健专业人员需要接受性行为领域的教育，无论其学科如何。根据综述的文章，为了提高医疗保健专业人员处理患者性行为的表现和舒适度，需要对培训进行投资。进一步评估跨学科性行为教育计划应使用更大的样本，并探讨不同学科之间的差异。
