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Sexuality and quality of life among people with physical disability

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posted on 2022-11-30, 01:01 authored by M P McCabe, Robert CumminsRobert Cummins, A A Deeks
This study was designed to evaluate the association between the sexuality and quality of life of people with congenital physical disability. Sixty people with congenital physical disability (33 males, 27 females, mean age = 28.64 years) who were living in the community participated in the study. Each respondent completed the Sexual Knowledge, Experience and Needs Scale which assesses levels of knowledge, experience, feelings and needs in 12 different areas of sexuality. Respondents also completed the Comprehensive Quality of Life Scale which assesses both subjective and objective dimensions of quality of life in seven broad domains. Surprisingly, there were few associations between sexuality and the quality of life domains. The strongest associations were between sexual intimacy and importance of quality of life. The implication of these findings for the lives of people with physical disabilities are discussed.

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Journal

Sexuality and Disability

Volume

18

Pagination

115 - 123

ISSN

0146-1044

Publication classification

C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

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