| Autor: |
Chammas D; Department of Medicine, Division of Palliative Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA., Shindel AW; Department of Urology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA., Rowen TS; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA., Schanche K; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA., Wittmann D; Department of Urology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA., Shalev D; Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA.; Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA., D'Addario J; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA., Wisniewski R; Supportive Care Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA., Scheel T; Department of Oncology Social Work, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA., Nelson CJ; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA., Ratner ES; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA., Rosa WE; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA., Rabow MW; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA. |
| Abstrakt: |
Patient sexuality and intimacy comprise important dimensions of quality of life (QOL), making them essential topics for palliative care (PC) clinicians to address. Created with interprofessional input from PC, urology, gynecology, sexual health, oncology, psychiatry, psychology, nursing, and social work, this article offers 10 high-yield, evidence-based tips to better equip PC clinicians to address sexuality and intimacy for patients with serious illness. These tips highlight skills such as opening discussions, assessing concerns through a biopsychosocial model, and thinking through appropriate interventions to improve QOL. |
