Disabled people's voices on sexual well-being

Lee, S; Fenge, L-A; Collins, B

Abstract

Disabled people have equal rights to positive sexual wellbeing including sexual citizenship; however, this may not always be experienced and support for sexual well-being is less likely to form part of services offered by professionals in health and social care services. Inspired by disabled people, phenomenological research into the experience of sexual well-being for a group of physically disabled adults was undertaken. The results show that sexual well-being is understood in several ways. The notion of sexual well-being raises issues of the physical body, connection to notions of normality and what support disabled people want from health and social care professionals. There is a clear link between sexual well-being and other aspects of physical and emotional well-being, making it an issue which needs to be proactively addressed by health and social care professionals in ways which are directed by disabled people.

Citation

Lee, S., Fenge, L., & Collins, B. (2020). Disabled people's voices on sexual well-being. Disability and Society, 35(2), 303-325. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2019.1634522

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 11, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Jun 18, 2019
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2020
• Deposit Date: Jul 9, 2020
• Journal: Disability and Society
• Print ISSN: 0968-7599
• Electronic ISSN: 1360-0508
• Publisher: Routledge
• Volume: 35
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 303-325
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2019.1634522
• Keywords: physical disability ; lived experience ; sexual well-being ; professional practice
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2019.1634522
• Related Public URLs: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cdso20/current
• Additional Information: Access Information : This output can be accessed at http://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/32598/