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“Let’s Talk About: Sex”: development, pilot and evaluation of a positive sexual-health education group for individuals within secure ID settings
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour Pub Date : 2021-10-29 , DOI: 10.1108/jidob-03-2021-0005
Sarah Ashworth 1 , Hannah Carton 2
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Purpose

There is a dearth of positive, proactive, sexual-health education programmes available for individuals with intellectual disabilities (IDs). This paper aims to provide an overview of the development, pilot and evaluation of a programme aimed at increasing awareness of the intricacies and risks of sexual health, intercourse and relationships. This programme covers relevant topics in a non-judgemental, informative and supportive approach.

Design/methodology/approach

A pre-post comparison within-group design was used (N = 14). The programme was run separately across three in-patient ID secure services within the UK and lasted for 16 weeks. The measure used to explore change was the sexual attitudes and knowledge questionnaire (SAK; Heighway and Webster, 2007).

Findings

Scores indicated improvement across all sub-factors as measured by the SAK, although no results reached statistical significance using Wilcoxon signed rank tests. Qualitative feedback indicated the benefits of this programme in relation to participants’ increased knowledge and confidence. Results have been discussed in terms of both the statistical analysis and clinical implication.

Originality/value

Results have been discussed in terms of statistical analysis and clinical implications with the aim of clinicians considering the programme’s application and utility within various clinical contexts. Additionally, gaining insight into the process of programme development and refinement, including future directions.



中文翻译:

“让我们谈谈:性”:在安全 ID 设置中为个人开发、试点和评估积极的性健康教育小组

目的

面向智障人士 (ID) 的积极、主动、性健康教育项目匮乏。本文旨在概述旨在提高对性健康、性交和关系的复杂性和风险的认识的计划的开发、试点和评估。该计划以非判断性、信息性和支持性的方式涵盖相关主题。

设计/方法/方法

使用了组内设计的前后比较(N = 14)。该计划在英国境内的三个住院患者 ID 安全服务中单独运行,持续了 16 周。用于探索变化的措施是性态度和知识问卷(SAK;Heighway 和 Webster,2007)。

发现

分数表明 SAK 测量的所有子因素都有所改善,尽管使用 Wilcoxon 符号秩检验没有结果达到统计显着性。定性反馈表明该计划对参与者增加知识和信心的好处。结果已在统计分析和临床意义方面进行了讨论。

原创性/价值

已根据统计分析和临床意义对结果进行了讨论,目的是让临床医生考虑该计划在各种临床环境中的应用和效用。此外,深入了解程序开发和改进的过程,包括未来的方向。

更新日期:2021-10-29
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