• J Palliat Med · Nov 2024

    Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Addressing Patient Sexuality and Intimacy in Serious Illness.

    • Danielle Chammas, Alan W Shindel, Tami Serene Rowen, Karen Schanche, Daniela Wittmann, Daniel Shalev, Johanna D'Addario, Renee Wisniewski, Teddy Scheel, Christian J Nelson, Elena S Ratner, William E Rosa, and Michael W Rabow.
    • Department of Medicine, Division of Palliative Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
    • J Palliat Med. 2024 Nov 26.

    AbstractPatient sexuality and intimacy comprise important dimensions of quality of life (QOL), making them essential topics for palliative care (PC) clinicians to address. Created with interprofessional input from PC, urology, gynecology, sexual health, oncology, psychiatry, psychology, nursing, and social work, this article offers 10 high-yield, evidence-based tips to better equip PC clinicians to address sexuality and intimacy for patients with serious illness. These tips highlight skills such as opening discussions, assessing concerns through a biopsychosocial model, and thinking through appropriate interventions to improve QOL.

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