title: Sexual activities and concerns in persons with spinal cord injuries.
abstract: A survey of sexual activity and concerns of people with spinal cord injury living in the community was undertaken. A questionnaire was sent to 144 people, and 102 replies were collected. Of the sample, 59.8% reported having engaged in some aspect of sexual life. Sexual life ranked the lowest in terms of importance with respect to other aspects of life. However, 47.1% answered that they were not satisfied with their sexual life. It was indicated that the provision of information regarding sexuality should remain a high priority for health care providers.
authors.affiliation: Kyushu Rosai Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ide
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogata
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires