The Relationship Between Depression and Sexual Function in Individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Yılmaz, Mualla
BACKGROUND/AIMS It is important to determine the relationship between depression and the sexual functions of individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). MATERIAL and METHODS This research is a descriptive, cross-sectional, correlational study that consisted of 104 patients with COPD who were referred to the Chest Diseases Polyclinic of the Medical Faculty Hospital of one university between October 2016 and April 2017. The data of the study were collected using 3 data collection tools: the Personal Information Form, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and the Arizona Sexual Experiences Scale (ASEX). RESULTS The results show that 20.2% of patients with COPD had severe depression. Furthermore, women with chronic obstructive lung disease were found to have more sexual probl...
The Difficulties for Sexual Minority Individuals: A Qualitative Study
Yılmaz, Mualla
BACKGROUND/AIMS Sexual health is one of the bases of physical, social and emotional health of individuals, couples, families and, therefore, societies. MATERIAL and METHODS This was a qualitative study which employed a in-depth interview 25 (Lezbiyen Gey Biseksu¨el Transgender) individuals in Turkey. Criterion sampling, one of the techniques of purposive sampling, was used as a qualitative sampling technique in the research. All participants were 18 years of age or older defined themselves as (Lezbiyen Gey Biseksu¨el Transgender) individuals, agreed to participate in the study, and completed all of the interview to set up the sampling. Participants were asked six open-ended questions. The interviews were, voice-recorded by the researcher. The technique of content analysis was used in data ...