Interviews reveal that many health professionals working with older adults are uncomfortable discussing sexual issues with those under their care. Nevertheless, to date, discomfort in discussing sexual issues with older adults has not been empirically investigated. To facilitate exploration of this subject, the current study evaluated the psychometric properties of a new measure: The Discomfort in Discussing Sexual Issues (DDSI) with Older Adults scale. The study was conducted via online survey among 127 long-term care staff (e.g., nurses, physicians, physical therapists, social workers, speech therapists, occupational therapists) serving older adults. A confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the DDSI scale's structure as a single, four-item construct. More conservative attitudes regarding sexuality in later life were associated with higher DDSI scores. In addition, DDSI scale scores were negatively correlated with knowledge about sexuality in later life and educational level. Findings indicate that the DDSI has good psychometric properties, as reflected by its high reliability and adequate validity, making it a useful assessment tool for future research. [Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 48(9), 27–37.]

采访表明，许多与老年人一起工作的卫生专业人员不愿意与他们照顾的人讨论性问题。然而，迄今为止，尚未对与老年人讨论性问题的不适进行实证调查。为了促进对该主题的探索，目前的研究评估了一项新测量的心理测量特性：与老年人讨论性问题时的不适（DDSI）量表。该研究是通过在线调查对 127 名为老年人服务的长期护理人员（例如护士、医生、物理治疗师、社会工作者、言语治疗师、职业治疗师）进行的。验证性因素分析证实 DDSI 量表的结构是一个单一的四项结构。对晚年性行为更保守的态度与更高的 DDSI 分数相关。此外，DDSI量表分数与晚年性知识和教育水平呈负相关。调查结果表明，DDSI 具有良好的心理测量特性，反映在其高可靠性和足够的有效性上，使其成为未来研究的有用评估工具。[老年护理杂志，48（9），27-37。]