http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1563 2013-06-19T21:46:13Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/5002 Title: On-line sexuality education and health professional students’ comfort in dealing with sexual issues. Authors: Weerakoon, Patricia Abstract: A study of comfort level for sexually related topics in a sample of allied health professional students shows an improvement in their comfort level after completing an online sexuality unit. This finding supports the argument that modern technology can offer an excellent opportunity and means to develop personal and professional skills in sexually related issues. Raising the comfort levels of health professional students will better prepare them for professional interaction on sexually related issues they could encounter with their clients. Future research examining different ways to build not only comfort levels but also professional communication skills is warranted. The current and future research would aid in development of new programs based on distant education platforms, which could provide effective ways of appropriate sexual interventions education for health professionals in clinical settings. 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/3573 Title: Accessibility and Acceptability of Public Sexual Health Clinics for Adult Clients in New South Wales, Australia. Authors: Ramanathan, Dr. Vijayasarathi; Furner, Dr. Virginia; Jeganathan, Dr. Sarangapany; Lagios, Dr. Katerina; Kang, Dr. Melissa; Jackson, Dr. Eva Abstract: The objectives of this study were to examine the accessibility of public sexual health clinics (SHCs), identify the service preferences of clients and assess whether the services delivered by public SHCs were acceptable (suitable) to users’ expectations. Participants were adult clients attending public SHCs in 4 different geographical regions of New South Wales (NSW). A self completed anonymous questionnaire survey was employed in this study and the data was collected over a two week period per clinic. The overall participation rate was 89%. Three hundred and two clients participated of which 68.2% and 31.8% were males and females respectively. Geographical proximity to residence or work was the single most common reason cited to choose a particular clinic by all clients. The main source of information about public SHCs for young and middle aged clients was their personal contacts, whereas for older individuals it was health professional’s referral. Of the total sample, nearly 59% vs. 32% of clients used private and public transport to get to the clinic. About 80% of private transport users of the city and suburban clinics had indicated some difficulty with parking facilities. For more than two thirds of clients, the time taken to get to the clinic was less than 30 minutes. Overall, more clients preferred an appointment (56%) compared to a walk-in (32%) system. Nearly 65% of all clients preferred to attend the clinic during the weekdays and about 11% preferred weekends. Of those clients who had a preference for a time to attend a clinic, 83.3% attended clinic in their preferred time. Overall, more than one third (39%) of all clients preferred a same gender health care worker (HCW) whereas 13% of clients did not prefer a same gender HCW. Among clients who had a clear preference, more than 90% of all females and nearly 80% of overseas born males preferred a same gender HCW. More females (81%) than males (59%) were actually able to have a consultation with a HCW of their preferred gender. The majority (79%) of clients preferred to consult the same doctor in the follow up visits and only a few clients (5%) preferred a separate male and female waiting room. The vast majority (97%) of clients had no difficulty with language during consultation. About 93% of clients had rated the services delivered by public SHCs to be either excellent or good. The public SHCs were found to be accessible and acceptable to the clients who currently utilise them. Designated parking spaces for the city and suburban clinic users and providing an option for female and overseas born male clients to select a HCW of their preferred gender need to be considered. Further research is required to examine accessibility and acceptability aspects of public SHCs for the potential clients who either currently use other services or do not access any form of services. 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/2661 Title: Embodying Gay Men's Erotic Desires in Chat Room Cyberspace Authors: Losberg, Warren Description: This project is about how the Internet is currently being used by gay men to transform their erotic desires into the cyberspace of personal websites and chat rooms. 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/2660 Title: The Effects of Prostate Cancer on Sexual Intimacy in Heterosexual Relationships Authors: Caetano, M; Knight, P; Weerakoon, P Description: The aim of this study is to assess the effect of the diagnosis and management of Prostate Cancer on couple intimacy, such as to offer men and their partners recovering from Prostate Cancer a better understanding of what they may face, and inform health professionals on how Prostate Cancer treatment outcomes are likely to effect a couples intimacy levels in relationships. 2007-04-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/2659 Title: Beyond Porn: The Erotic and Educational uses of Erotica Authors: Feingold, Natasha Description: The Erotic and Educational uses of Erotica 2007-04-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/2658 Title: Sexual Surrogacy and Sex Work: similarities and differences. Authors: Wotton, Rachel; Isbister, Saul Description: This presentation seeks to explore the similarities and differences within the professional capacities of sexual surrogates and sex workers, drawing from the personal experiences of both authors. 2007-04-15T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/2657 Title: CYBERSEXOLOGY: SEXUALITY AND THE INTERNET Authors: Weerakoon, Patricia Description: Sexuality education and sexual counselling have traditionally been conducted face to face. It is however no longer possible for the professions to ignore the technological advances of the cyber century. 2007-04-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/2656 Title: EFFECT OF ON-LINE SEXUALITY EDUCATION ON HEALTH PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS’ COMFORT IN PROVISION OF SEXUAL HEALTH CARE Authors: Weerakoon, Patricia; Skowronski, Dariusz Description: The unit of study “Sexuality for Health Professionals” is offered on-line unit as an elective to all students enrolled in the Health Sciences Faculty of the University of Sydney. The unit utilises the PLISSIT management model to present an interactive learning unit on the Web CT learning platform. This paper presents the analysis of a pre and post learning evaluation of the unit. 2007-04-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/2654 Title: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MODEL OF SEXUAL SELF-PERCEPTION AND ACTIVITY IN MEN FOLLOWING TREATMENT FOR PROSTATE CANCER Authors: Hanly, Narelle; Juraskova, Ilona; Weerakoon, Patricia; Skowronski, Dariusz Description: This research will lead to the development of an educational tool for use by men/couples as a resource to resume intimacy during the period of post-treatment recovery and rehabilitation. 2007-04-01T00:00:00Z