The paraplegic mans perception about sexuality on the social, psycho and affectional dimensions

Authors

  • Maria Pontes de Aguiar Campos Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde , Departamento de Enfermagem e Nutrição; Programa de Estudos da Sexualidade
  • Maria Cláudia Tavares de Mattos Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde , Departamento de Enfermagem e Nutrição; Programa de Estudos da Sexualidade
  • Adriana Santos Silva
  • Lincoln Vitor Santos

Keywords:

Spinal Cord Injuries, Paraplegia, Sexuality, Cost of Illness, Quality of Life

Abstract

The present study is a descriptive and exploratory qualitative research that purposed to study the paraplegic man' perceptions about sexuality, verifying the psycho and affectives alterations and identifying how the paraplegic person discerns your social insertion. It was detected that the paraplegic man reports alterations in the sexuality' manifestation, with resounds on self esteem and self image, beyond many changes on the psycho and affectives relationships and social preconceptions, with difficulty of insertion on the business market.

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Published

2006-12-01

How to Cite

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Campos MP de A, Mattos MCT de, Silva AS, Santos LV. The paraplegic mans perception about sexuality on the social, psycho and affectional dimensions. REME Rev Min Enferm. [Internet]. 2006 Dec. 1 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];10(4). Available from: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/reme/article/view/50739

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Research

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