Assessing the Impact of Serious Illness on Patient Intimacy and Sexuality in Palliative Care
Palliative care (PC) clinical practice guidelines recommend providers assess the impact of illness on intimacy and sexuality. Previous studies around sexuality and intimacy in patients with advanced illness have largely focused on patients with a cancer diagnosis in the outpatient setting. Little is known about such impact of illness on inpatients receiving PC consultation.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Anne Kelemen, John Cagle, Julia Chung, Hunter Groninger Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research
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