Attitudes and beliefs and its influencing factors of oncology nurses toward sexuality care / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore oncology nurses′attitudes and beliefs and its influencing factors toward sexuality care. Methods A total of 208 oncology nurses were investigated by convenience sampling method. The nurses were investigated with the Sexuality Attitudes and Beliefs Survey Scale and the Literacy of Sexual Health Care Scale. Results The total score of attitudes and beliefs of oncology nurses toward sexuality care was (44.88 ± 11.45). Multivariate linear regression analysis showed that age, sexual health education and training experience, knowledge of sexual health care and efficacy of sexual health care were the influencing factors of SABS. A total of 41.2％variance was explained. Conclusions We should strengthen the training of oncology nurses about sexuality care to reduce the barriers of sexual health education in clinical work and help nursesform the right attitudes and beliefs of health care so that they can provide patients with better care.