title: Sexuality in chronic lung disease.
abstract: Multiple factors converge to cause sexuality and intimacy problems in individuals who have chronic lung disease. It is imperative that clinicians include in their discussions with patients the ways they can maintain their sexual lives in the face of chronic lung diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer. Providing patients and their partners with information on ways to enhance their overall physical functioning, as well as discussing the many pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic methods available to maintain healthy sexual lives is critical to maintaining quality of life. It is apparent that more research is needed so that we can help these patients and their partners continue to have quality sexual relationships.
authors.affiliation: Oregon Health & Science University School of Nursing, 3455 SW US Veterans Hospital Road SN6S, Portland, OR 97239, USA. goodellt@ohsu.edu
authors.forename: Teresa Tarnowski
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Goodell
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003075:Coitus; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000458:organization & administration; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012731:Sex Counseling / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*