[Chronic disease and sexuality, a taboo for caregivers].
Chronic disease impacts on patients' quality of life and in particular their sexuality. The consequences on their sexual quality of life are both physical and psychological and also affect their relationship as a couple. The issue is still taboo with too few caregivers prepared to address it.
Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, CHRU, 59037 Lille cedex, France. Electronic address: francis.collier@chru-lille.fr.
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D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D011788:Quality of Life; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000209:etiology; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000209:etiology; D019529:Sexuality / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology*
caregiver; chronic disease; couple; maladie chronique; quality of life; qualité de vie; sexuality; sexualité; soignant