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Intellectual disability nursing
Differences observed in perceived sexual knowledge between people with intellectual disabilities, their parents and professionals
  1. Leah Armitage1,
  2. Florian Walter2
  1. 1School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology Department of Biomolecular Science, Manchester, UK
  2. 2Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
  1. Correspondence to Leah Armitage, School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology Department of Biomolecular Science, Manchester, UK; leah.armitage{at}manchester.ac.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebnurs-2023-103871

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    Commentary on: Gil-Llario MD, Fernández-García O, Flores-Buils R, Huedo-Medina TB, Morell-Mengual V, Ballester-Arnal R. People with intellectual disabilities' sexuality from three different perspectives: Parents, professionals, and themselves. J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2023 Nov;36(6):1337–1344. doi: 10.1111/jar.13154. Epub 2023 Aug 23.

    Implications for practice and research

    • Discrepancies in perceived knowledge and concerns suggest a need for improved communication and a more open dialogue between people with intellectual disabilities (PWID), their parents and professionals.

    • Future research should strive to explore the reasons for differences in perceived knowledge in more detail through a qualitative component.

    Context

    Despite PWID having sexual desires like those without intellectual disabilities, there are often misconceptions about their sexual needs, restricting their sexuality.1 One theoretical model to evaluate sexuality in PWID is the biographical-professional model, which uses the views from PWID, their parents and the professionals working with them. …

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    Footnotes

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; internally peer reviewed.