Attitudes and perceptions towards disability and sexuality

Esmail, Shaniff; Darry, Kim; Walter, Ashlea; Knupp, Heidi

doi:10.3109/09638280903419277

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“…The absence of gender focus may be attributed to the assumption of asexuality or infantilism linked to disability, 21,58,71,72 the gender neutrality of health care, 6,72,73 unexamined assumptions of the nondisabled community, 74,75 the predominance of gender similarities over differences, 76,77 the salience of disability over gender 78 or the tendency to see disability as the dominant identity marker. 21,[79][80][81] SCI has multiple ramifications for personal, social, professional and domestic responsibilities and, while gender is not the only, and not even necessarily the most important, social identity, it is 'the most pervasive, visible and codified' .…”

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Masculinity lost: a systematic review of qualitative research on men with spinal cord injury

Nolan

2013

Spinal Cord

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Study design: Systematic, thematic, narrative review of qualitative literature. Objectives: To systematically review qualitative research that explores the impact of spinal cord injury (SCI) on the gendered experience of men with SCI. Methods: A systematic search of databases and hand search of relevant journals to provide a thematic narrative review of articles, providing sufficient depth of information, relevant participant quotes and phenomenological insight into the gendered experience of men with SCI. Identified studies are summarised and common themes extracted and discussed in relation to relevant literature on masculinity, disability and health. Results: Eight papers, representing four separate studies met the review criteria for relevance and rigour. Three broad, overlapping themes describing the gendered experience of men with SCI were identified: 'lost masculinity', outlining the impact of SCI on traditional masculine identity, 'fighting back', describing the battle to regain and reclaim masculinity and integrate disability into a revised identity and 'beyond hegemony', referring to possibilities beyond adherence to traditional masculine scripts. Conclusion: This review demonstrates a lack of explicit focus on men as gendered beings within the available qualitative literature. The findings are consistent with the limited quantitative data, which indicates that grappling with altered gendered identity is a central feature of life for men with SCI. Masculine identity emerges in this review as vulnerable to the impact of SCI, and given the strong links identified between masculinity, rehabilitation and health, as an aspect of experience that warrants more attention than it has received.

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Masculinity lost: a systematic review of qualitative research on men with spinal cord injury

Nolan

2013

Spinal Cord

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“…Knowledge of how these impairments may impede sexual expression is paramount, as is a skill base that allows the treating clinician to provide interventions to overcome and/or compensate for them as relevant to the LGBTQIA+ population (Zasler & Martelli, 2011). Healthcare providers often times incorrectly make the assumption that people with disabilities are not "sexual" or sexually active, which is often far from true (Esmail, Darry, Walter, & Knupp, 2010). On the contrary, a study revealed that women with physical disabilities have as much sexual desire as non-disabled women (Nosek, Howland, Rintala, Young, & Chanpong, 2001).…”

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Changing the culture of neurodisability through language and sensitivity of providers: Creating a safe place for LGBTQIA+ people

Moreno

Laoch

Zasler

2017

NRE

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Abstract. BACKGROUND:There is an increasing interest in sexual and gender diversity in neurorehabilitation. Healthcare professionals wanting to improve their practice know the importance of understanding the needs and expectations of specific communities. OBJECTIVE: To critically review the literature about neurological disorders in people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and people with other sexual orientations and forms of gender expression (LGBTQIA+). METHODS: Systematic search in electronic databases (CINAHL, EMBASE, Medline, PsycINFO, Scopus, and Web of Science) and identification of relevant studies. RESULTS: Quantitative and qualitative findings are summarized and reported by neurological disorders: a) neurodisability/epilepsy (17.7%), b) intellectual disability/autism spectrum disorders (19.6%), c) dementia/HIV-related dementia (39.2%), d) spinal cord injury (7.8%), and e) traumatic brain injury/stroke (15.7%). CONCLUSIONS:LGBTQIA+ people with neurodisabilities and their partners/families of choice can conceal their sexual orientation or gender identity for fear of diminished quality of care. Their invisibility translates into health disparities, lack of policies and services that meet their unique needs. Dementia is the most common neurodisability documented in LGBTQIA+ people. We provide recommendations to increase LGBTQIA+ cultural competency for clinical practice, research, and policy to help different stakeholders to promote a positive change in the culture of neurodisability.

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“…However, health care providers often lack education concerning sexological issues, and their attitudes towards working to promote sexual health can be challenged by their own believed non-importance of sexual health for persons with disease or disability (Esmail, Darry, Walter, & Knupp, 2010;Low & Zubir, 2000). Sexual health is strongly related to feelings of well-being and general health (Field et al, 2013;Lindau & Gavrilova, 2010;Ratner, Erekson, Minkin, & Foran-Tuller, 2011), and previous research has shown that rehabilitation can promote sexual health (Kristina Areskoug- Josefsson & Gard, 2015;K.…”

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Health Care Students’ Attitudes Towards Working with Sexual Health in Their Professional Roles: Survey of Students at Nursing, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Programmes

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Attitudes and perceptions towards disability and sexuality

Cited by 255 publications

References 26 publications

Masculinity lost: a systematic review of qualitative research on men with spinal cord injury

Masculinity lost: a systematic review of qualitative research on men with spinal cord injury

Changing the culture of neurodisability through language and sensitivity of providers: Creating a safe place for LGBTQIA+ people

Health Care Students’ Attitudes Towards Working with Sexual Health in Their Professional Roles: Survey of Students at Nursing, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Programmes

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