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An International Delphi to Establish Priorities for Education, Research, and Practice to Address Sexuality and Intimacy in Occupational Therapy

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Abbie Alter, et al. An International Delphi to Establish Priorities for Education, Research, and Practice to Address Sexuality and Intimacy In Occupational Therapy. . 2022. uindy.hykucommons.org/concern/etds/e3981fe2-b5df-4859-ad75-e8172dc29ffb.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

A. Alter, C. Cummings, B. Downs, K. Elstien, I. G. Greenwell, & K. Luna. (2022). An International Delphi to Establish Priorities for Education, Research, and Practice to Address Sexuality and Intimacy in Occupational Therapy. https://uindy.hykucommons.org/concern/etds/e3981fe2-b5df-4859-ad75-e8172dc29ffb

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

Abbie Alter, Courtney Cummings, Bridget Downs, Kayla Elstien, Irelend Grace Greenwell, and Kyli Luna. An International Delphi to Establish Priorities for Education, Research, and Practice to Address Sexuality and Intimacy In Occupational Therapy. 2022. https://uindy.hykucommons.org/concern/etds/e3981fe2-b5df-4859-ad75-e8172dc29ffb.

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Abstract
  • Addressing sexuality and intimacy within the scope of occupational therapy has been challenging due to practitioner and client lack of comfort, knowledge, and willingness to begin the conversation surrounding the topic. Literature has demonstrated a call to address sexuality and intimacy, however, there was still a need to further understand the barriers and what was important to best implement sexuality and intimacy into practice. To address this problem, the objective of this study was to utilize the Delphi method to identify research priorities for the international practice of occupational therapy in addressing clients’ sexuality and intimacy needs. We set out to determine relevant and feasible research priorities across three themes: increasing education of current and future practitioners, advancing the understanding of occupational nature of sexuality and intimacy, and examining current practice trends and interventions to address sexuality and intimacy. Our results show that experts agreed on the need to create new educational standards, and develop greater understanding of the various factors impacting clients occupational nature, which will in turn better enhance clinical practice trends when it comes to addressing sexuality and intimacy. Keywords: sexuality, intimacy, occupational therapy, international delphi approach

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Degree
  • OTD

Level
  • Doctorate

Discipline
  • Occupational Therapy

Grantor
  • University of Indianapolis

Advisor
  • Beth Ann Walker

Department
  • School of Occupational Therapy

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