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Table 2 Barriers to sexual counseling in patients with myocardial infarction (related to Patient)

From: Iranian nurses’ perspective of barriers to sexual counseling for patients with myocardial infarction

Statements related to barriers

agree

Disagree

No idea

score

N

%

N

%

N

%

M

SD

Short hospital stay

89

52.7

44

26

36

21.3

2.31

0.80

Lack of time for training

91

53.8

60

35.5

18

10.7

2.43

0.68

Cultural differences between patient and nurse

139

82.2

17

10.1

13

7.7

2.75

0.59

Patient’s unwillingness to discuss sexual issues

129

76.3

18

10.7

22

13

2.63

0.70

Having or not having a companion

82

48.5

47

27.8

40

23.7

2.25

0.82

Social status of the patient

132

78.1

21

12.4

16

9.5

2.69

0.64

Patient age

127

75.1

17

10.1

25

14.8

2.60

0.73

Patient distrust of nurse to discuss sexual concerns

117

69.2

24

14.2

28

16.6

2.53

0.76

Fear of confidentiality

131

77.5

21

12.4

17

10.1

2.67

0.65

The veil of patients

148

87.6

12

7.1

9

5.3

2.82

0.50

Religious and religious reasons for the patient

151

89.3

7

4.2

11

6,5

2.83

0.52

Not asking the patient about sexual issues.

143

84.6

12

7.1

14

8,3

2.76

0.59

Patient’s negative attitude about discussing sex

138

81.7

8

4.7

23

13.6

2.68

0.70

Total score (Barriers related to the patient)

33.96

5.57