Clinical & Experimental Cardiology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9880
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2155-9880
+44 1300 500008
Layla Rahim Abdullah, Fauziya Ali, Elaine Steinke and Aamir Hameed Khan
Aga Khan University, Pakistan
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Clin Exp Cardiology
Despite the widely acknowledged significance of health care professionals� role in providing sexual counseling to post MI patients, this sensitive area has often remained neglected in practice and research. The current study aimed to measure the level of knowledge among cardiac HCPs regarding sexual counseling of post-MI patients. The study also aimed to explore the level of knowledge amongst physicians and nurses, between male and female HCPs, between experienced and novice HCPs, and between those working in private and government hospitals. This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 225 HCPs at three hospitals between April and June, 2013. Data was collected through a structured questionnaire, The Aga Khan University Cardiovascular Diseases 8th Health Sciences Research Assembly 2013 on HCPs� level of knowledge regarding sexual counseling. The findings of the present study revealed that the mean total knowledge score for sexual counseling of post MI patients was significantly higher among physicians than among nurses. The level of knowledge among HCPs working in private healthcare settings was higher than those working in the government setting. The study also found significant differences in terms of study specific questions. Nurses have better knowledge in areas such as frequency of sexual activity after MI, resumption of sexual activity and use of nitroglycerin if chest pain occurs during sexual activity; while physicians have better knowledge about effects of cardiac drugs on sexual function. This study concludes that the mean level of knowledge regarding post-MI sexual counseling is higher among physicians than nurses, and both the groups have different knowledge scores on study.
Email: Layla.Rahim@tabbaheart.org