title: Exploring nurses' perceptions of providing sexual health counseling for patients with cardiac disease: implications for evidence-based interventions.
abstract: After an acute cardiac event, such as a myocardial infarction, patients often experience anxiety and fear associated with resuming normal activities, including sexual relationships and sexual functioning. However, patients' needs for psychosocial support and sexual health counseling are often not adequately addressed. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine nurses' perceptions of providing sexual health education and counseling for patients experiencing a myocardial infarction. Findings from this study serve as a basis for deriving implications to improve clinical practices by nurses.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing-Lincoln Division, University of Nebraska Medical Center, STE 131, 1230 ‘‘O’’ Street, PO Box 880220, Lincoln, NE 68588-0220, USA. sbarnaso@unmc.edu
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barnason
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Steinke
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mosack
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012731:Sex Counseling; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States