Lær os at tale om sex! - En kvantitativ spørgeskemaundersøgelse om sygepleje-, fysioterapeut- og ergoterapeutstuderendes holdninger til at arbejde med og kommunikere om seksuel sundhed.

Abstract

Formål: at undersøge i hvilket omfang, og på hvilken måde ergoterapeut-, fysioterapeut- og sygeplejestuderendes køn, semester og uddannelsesretning, påvirker deres holdning til fremover at arbejde, og kommunikere med patienter omkring seksuel sundhed. Herunder om de finder emnet relevant i forhold til deres fremtidige virke. Metode: Spørgeskemaet Students’ Attitudes Towards Addressing Sexual Health Danish (SA-SH-D) samt tre supplerende spørgsmål (samlet kaldet SA-SH-D+) udviklet til dette studie blev distribueret elektronisk til ergoterapeut-, fysioterapeut- og sygeplejestuderende på Professionshøjskolen Metropol. Resultater: 72,6% (n=464, 13,8% responsrate) af de studerende føler sig uforberedt på at tale om seksuel sundhed med deres fremtidige patienter. 87% mener, at der er brug for at de på deres nuværende uddannelse får grundlæggende kundskaber om seksuel sundhed, samt lærer at tale om seksuel sundhed. Kun 12,9% har modtaget undervisning i emnet, på deres nuværende uddannelse. De fysioterapeutstuderende (64,4%) mener ikke at seksuel sundhed er lige så relevant i deres fremtidige virke, som de ergoterapeut- (84,3%) og sygeplejerskestuderende (97,2%). De mandlige studerende er mere tilpas med at informere om seksuel sundhed end kvinderne (84,5%), men finder det mindre relevant i deres fremtidige virke (60,6%), hvorimod kvinderne finder det meget relevant (88,5) men generelt er mindre tilpas med at tale om det (82,9%). Konklusion: Undersøgelsen viser en uoverensstemmelse mellem de studerendes behov for undervisning omhandlende seksuel sundhed, og den mængde undervisning de oplever at modtage på deres nuværende uddannelse. Der ses ligeledes en faglig- og kønsbaseret forskel, på hvor relevant et emne seksuel sundhed vurderes til at være.

Aim: To investigate to which degree and in what way the sex, semester and field of occupation of occupational therapy-, physiotherapy- and nursing students, influence their attitudes towards working and communicating with patients about sexual health. Including if they find the subject relevant in their future work. Method: The questionnaire Student Attitudes Towards Addressing Sexual Health Danish (SA-SH-D) as well as three supplementary questions, developed for this study were distributed electronically to occupational therapy-, physiotherapy- and nursing students at the Metropolitan University College. Results: 72.6% (n = 464, 13.8% response rate) of the students feel unprepared to talk about sexual health with their future patients. 87% believe that they need basic knowledge about sexual health, as well as skills to be able to talk about sexual health. Only 12.9% of them have received knowledge on these subjects in their current education. The physiotherapy students (64.4%) do not believe that sexual health is equally relevant in their future work, as the occupational therapy- (84.3%) and nurse students (97.2%). The male students are generally more comfortable with informing about sexual health (84.5%), but find it less relevant to their future work (60.6%), whereas the female students consider it highly relevant (88.5), but are generally less comfortable with talking about sexual health (82.9%). Conclusion: The study shows a disagreement between the students' needs for education regarding sexual health, and the amount of education they have received during their current education. An occupational- and gender-based difference is also seen, as to how relevant a topic, sexual health is considered to be.

A master programme thesis from Aalborg University

Lær os at tale om sex! - En kvantitativ spørgeskemaundersøgelse om sygepleje-, fysioterapeut- og ergoterapeutstuderendes holdninger til at arbejde med og kommunikere om seksuel sundhed.

[Teach us to talk about sex! - A quantitative questionnaire on the attitudes of occupational-, physiotherapy- and nursing students, towards working with and communicate about sexual health.]