794
Views
33
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Article

Sexual Dysfunction and Chronic Illness: The Role of Flexibility in Coping

, &
Pages 235-253 | Published online: 22 Sep 2006

Keep up to date with the latest research on this topic with citation updates for this article.

Read on this site (6)

Lindsey R. Yessick, Stéphanie E.M. Gauvin, Tim V. Salomons & Caroline F. Pukall. (2023) Pain characteristics, sexual script flexibility, and penetration control cognitions in those experiencing anodyspareunia. Psychology & Sexuality 14:1, pages 321-336.
Read now
Adriana D. Ventura, Jessica L. Browne, Frans Pouwer, Jane Speight & Molly Byrne. (2018) Emotional Well-Being Factors Associated with Sexual Dysfunction in Adults with Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes: Results from Diabetes MILES—Australia. International Journal of Sexual Health 30:3, pages 237-249.
Read now
S. Gauvin & C. F. Pukall. (2018) The SexFlex Scale: A Measure of Sexual Script Flexibility When Approaching Sexual Problems in a Relationship. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy 44:4, pages 382-397.
Read now
Flávia Fairbanks, Carmita Helena Abdo, Edmund C. Baracat & Sergio Podgaec. (2017) Endometriosis doubles the risk of sexual dysfunction: a cross-sectional study in a large amount of patients. Gynecological Endocrinology 33:7, pages 544-547.
Read now
Amanda Hughes, Katherine M. Hertlein & Derek W. Hagey. (2011) A MedFT-Informed Sex Therapy for Treating Sexual Problems Associated With Chronic Illness. Journal of Family Psychotherapy 22:2, pages 114-127.
Read now
ElodieJ. O'connor, MaritaP. McCabe & Lucy Firth. (2008) The Impact of Neurological Illness on Marital Relationships. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy 34:2, pages 115-132.
Read now

Articles from other publishers (27)

Paul M. Hendriks, Diederik P. Staal, Hester Pastoor, Corine I. A. Kolpa, Annemien E. van den Bosch, Marco C. Post & Karin A. Boomars. (2023) Sexual function is impaired in women and men with pulmonary hypertension. Clinical Research in Cardiology 112:7, pages 981-990.
Crossref
Katrina N Bouchard, Marcus Cormier, Jackie S Huberman & Natalie O Rosen. (2023) Sexual script flexibility and sexual well-being in long-term couples: a dyadic longitudinal study. The Journal of Sexual Medicine 20:7, pages 945-954.
Crossref
Rik van Lunsen & Bianca van Moorst. 2023. Seksuele problemen. Seksuele problemen 9 34 .
Pablo Santos-Iglesias, Lyndsay Crump, Justine L. Henry, Diane L. LaChapelle & E. Sandra Byers. (2022) The Sexual Lives of Women Living with Fibromyalgia: A Qualitative Study. Sexuality and Disability 40:4, pages 669-685.
Crossref
M. Naveiro Fuentes, R. Benito Villena, R. Naveiro, M. Heredia Sánchez, L. Cámara Roca & J. Fernández Parra. (2022) Evaluación de la salud sexual femenina en la consulta de Ginecología. Clínica e Investigación en Ginecología y Obstetricia 49:3, pages 100768.
Crossref
Amber N. Edinoff, Catherine A. Nix, Juliana M. Fort, Jeanna Kimble, Ryan Guedry, George Thomas, Elyse M. Cornett, Adam Kaye & Alan D. Kaye. (2021) Sexual Dysfunction in Schizophrenia: A Narrative Review of the Mechanisms and Clinical Considerations. Psychiatry International 3:1, pages 29-42.
Crossref
Jennifer Barsky Reese, Lauren A. Zimmaro, Stephen J. Lepore, Kristen A. Sorice, Elizabeth Handorf, Mary B. Daly, Leslie R. Schover, Deborah Kashy, Kelly Westbrook & Laura S. Porter. (2020) Evaluating a couple-based intervention addressing sexual concerns for breast cancer survivors: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 21:1.
Crossref
Jane M. Ussher, Janette Perz, Duncan Rose, Gary W. Dowsett, Suzanne Chambers, Scott Williams, Ian Davis & David Latini. (2016) Threat of Sexual Disqualification: The Consequences of Erectile Dysfunction and Other Sexual Changes for Gay and Bisexual Men With Prostate Cancer. Archives of Sexual Behavior 46:7, pages 2043-2057.
Crossref
Selma Sabanciogullari, Fatma Ozkan Tuncay & Dilek Avci. (2016) The Relationship Between Life Satisfaction and Perceived Health and Sexuality in Individuals Diagnosed with a Physical Illness. Sexuality and Disability 34:4, pages 389-402.
Crossref
Jennifer Barsky Reese & Jennifer A. Haythornthwaite. (2016) Importance of sexuality in colorectal cancer: predictors, changes, and response to an intimacy enhancement intervention. Supportive Care in Cancer 24:10, pages 4309-4317.
Crossref
Janette Perz & Jane M Ussher. (2015) A randomized trial of a minimal intervention for sexual concerns after cancer: a comparison of self-help and professionally delivered modalities. BMC Cancer 15:1.
Crossref
Jane M Ussher, Janette Perz & Emilee Gilbert. (2015) Perceived causes and consequences of sexual changes after cancer for women and men: a mixed method study. BMC Cancer 15:1.
Crossref
Selma Sabanciogullari, Feride Taşkın Yılmaz, Fadime İlke Güngör, Serhat Söylemez & Rabia Beyza Benli. (2015) Sexual Function in Patients with Chronic Renal Failure on Hemodialysis and Its Effects on Patients’ Perception of Health and Life Satisfaction. Sexuality and Disability 33:2, pages 175-186.
Crossref
Lauren M. Walker, Richard J. Wassersug & John W. Robinson. (2015) Psychosocial perspectives on sexual recovery after prostate cancer treatment. Nature Reviews Urology 12:3, pages 167-176.
Crossref
Mukadder Mollaoğlu, Fatma Özkan Tuncay & Tülay K Fertelli. (2013) Investigating the sexual function and its associated factors in women with chronic illnesses. Journal of Clinical Nursing 22:23-24, pages 3484-3491.
Crossref
Gabriëlle M.N. Daleboudt, Elizabeth Broadbent, Fiona McQueen & Ad A. Kaptein. (2013) The impact of illness perceptions on sexual functioning in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Journal of Psychosomatic Research 74:3, pages 260-264.
Crossref
Lauren M. Walker, Amy J. Hampton, Richard J. Wassersug, Bejoy C. Thomas & John W. Robinson. (2013) Androgen Deprivation Therapy and maintenance of intimacy: A randomized controlled pilot study of an educational intervention for patients and their partners. Contemporary Clinical Trials 34:2, pages 227-231.
Crossref
. 2013. Los Diagnósticos Enfermeros. Los Diagnósticos Enfermeros 497 502 .
Dawn Johnston. (2012) Mindfulness: A Proposed Couple-Based Intervention for the Altered Self-Identity of Breast Cancer Survivors. Mindfulness 3:4, pages 282-290.
Crossref
Lauren M. Walker & John W. Robinson. (2011) Sexual Adjustment to Androgen Deprivation Therapy. Qualitative Health Research 22:4, pages 452-465.
Crossref
Kirstin R. Mitchell, Kaye Wellings, Irwin Nazareth, Michael King, Catherine H. Mercer & Anne M. Johnson. (2011) Scripting sexual function: a qualitative investigation. Sociology of Health & Illness 33:4, pages 540-553.
Crossref
Stacy Elliott, David M. Latini, Lauren M. Walker, Richard Wassersug, John W. Robinson & ADT Survivorship Working Group. (2010) Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Prostate Cancer: Recommendations to Improve Patient and Partner Quality of Life. The Journal of Sexual Medicine 7:9, pages 2996-3010.
Crossref
Emilee Gilbert, Jane M. Ussher & Janette Perz. (2008) Renegotiating Sexuality and Intimacy in the Context of Cancer: The Experiences of Carers. Archives of Sexual Behavior 39:4, pages 998-1009.
Crossref
Jennifer Barsky Reese, Francis J. Keefe, Tamara J. Somers & Amy P. Abernethy. (2010) Coping with sexual concerns after cancer: the use of flexible coping. Supportive Care in Cancer 18:7, pages 785-800.
Crossref
Amy P. Abernethy, Asif Ahmad, S. Yousuf Zafar, Jane L. Wheeler, Jennifer Barsky Reese & H. Kim Lyerly. (2010) Electronic Patient-Reported Data Capture as a Foundation of Rapid Learning Cancer Care. Medical Care 48:6, pages S32-S38.
Crossref
Jennifer Barsky Reese. (2009) Results from an RCT testing a psychosocial treatment for vulvodynia: Methodological strengths and future directions. Pain 141:1, pages 8-9.
Crossref
Seyed Abbas Tavallaii, Ali Fathi-Ashtiani, Mahmoud Nasiri, Shervin Assari, Pouria Maleki & Behzad Einollahi. (2007) ORIGINAL RESEARCH—PSYCHOLOGY: Correlation Between Sexual Function and Postrenal Transplant Quality of Life: Does Gender Matter?. The Journal of Sexual Medicine 4:6, pages 1610-1618.
Crossref

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.