Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Walters, Andrew S
• Williamson, Gail M

Titel

Sexual Satisfaction Predicts Quality of Life: A Study of Adult Amputees

Ist Teil von

• Sexuality and disability, 1998-06, Vol.16 (2), p.103

Ort / Verlag

New York: Springer Nature B.V

Erscheinungsjahr

1998

Quelle

Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Research provides ample evidence that limb amputation poses serious threats to psychological and psychosocial adjustment. However, very little is known about the effect of amputation on sexual activity. In this study, 77 amputees completed measures assessing a variety of amputation-related, functional status, and psychological variables. Satisfaction with one's sexual relationships with others predicted overall quality of life. Results are discussed in terms of implications for interventions aimed at improving adjustment to limb amputation.