title: Recognising female sexual dysfunction as an essential aspect of effective diabetes care.
abstract: The following literature review will focus on sexual dysfunction in women living with diabetes, drawing on international studies in this specialist field. The key aim of this paper is generate a greater understanding and recognition of the issues facing these women and to determine a more proactive approach to identification, consultation and potential treatment options. The main findings highlight the unique role practitioners have with women with diabetes and how to facilitate partnership working. Nurses have the most frequent contact with people living with diabetes in any healthcare system. Nurses' knowledge about sexuality in relation to diabetes should improve patient education, recognition and could signal undiagnosed or increased risk of sexual dysfunction to enable treatment so care can be optimised accordingly (Sivrikaya et al., 2014).
authors.affiliation: Diabetes Care, Seebohm Rowntree Building-Area 5, Dept of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK. Electronic address: anne.phillips@york.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.affiliation: Adult Nursing, Ramsden Building, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield, HD1 3DH, UK. Electronic address: s.phillips@hud.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009729:Nursing; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000453:epidemiology*; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019529:Sexuality
keywords: Diabetes; Effective consultation; Female sexual dysfunction; Psychological considerations; Sexuality