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ArticleMusculoskeletal care2025

Sexual Health, Pleasure, Justice, and Well-Being in People With Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Scoping Review Protocol.

Benedetto Giardulli, Yeliz Prior, Gonca Bumin, Gizem I Kinikli, James A Prior, Simon R Stones, Caroline Flurey, Marco Testa, Andy Lavender, Simone Battista

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Article in Musculoskeletal care, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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10 authors.

Benedetto GiardulliDepartment of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0079-0714
Yeliz PriorSchool of Health and Society, Centre for Human Movement and Rehabilitation, University of Salford, Salford, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9831-6254
Gonca BuminFaculty of Health Sciences, Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Department of Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-8241-2206
Gizem I KinikliFaculty of Health Sciences, Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Department of Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0003-1013-6393
James A PriorSchool of Medicine, Keele University, Keele, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9213-2796
Simon R StonesPatient Author.ORCID 0000-0002-5943-1310
Caroline FlureySchool of Social Sciences, College of Health Science and Society, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7092-6170
Marco TestaDepartment of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8643-7200
Andy LavenderSchool of Health and Society, Centre for Human Movement and Rehabilitation, University of Salford, Salford, UK.
Simone BattistaSchool of Health and Society, Centre for Human Movement and Rehabilitation, University of Salford, Salford, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7471-1951

Funding

European League Against Rheumatism HPR 062Kennedy Trust for Rheumatology ResearchNational Institute for Health and Care Research
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionSexual health, pleasure, justice (equity in sexual rights and experiences), and well-being are crucial determinants of health and life quality, yet often overlooked in the rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMD) field. However, this topic has received more attention recently, and there is a need to map the current literature to inform the direction of future studies. Hence, this protocol outlines a scoping review to systematically map existing evidence on sexual health in people with RMD, exploring key themes and identifying evidence gaps across multiple dimensions, including sexual well-being, justice and pleasure. METHOD AND ANALYSIS: This scoping review will follow the methodological guidance of the Joanna Briggs Institute and be reported using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis extension for Scoping Reviews. The search strategy will involve PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Central, CINAHL, PsychInfo, LGBTQIA+ Source, Web of Science, and the grey literature. Identified articles will be reviewed based on the eligibility criteria. The results will be narratively synthesised and aligned with the framework proposed by Mitchel et al. (2021), identifying four pillars of comprehensive public health for sexuality: 'Sexual Health', 'Sexual Pleasure', 'Sexual Justice', and 'Sexual Well-Being'. DISSEMINATION: The scoping review will synthesise the scientific literature published on sexual health, pleasure, justice and well-being in people with RMD. This review will provide an understanding of how sexual health is addressed in the literature to inform future research and clinical practices. The findings will be disseminated as research publications, including peer-reviewed article(s), conference abstract(s)/presentation(s), and plain language summaries.

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Musculoskeletal DiseasesPleasureRheumatic DiseasesSexual HealthSocial JusticeHumansScoping Reviews as Topicevidence and gap mapsevidence synthesisprotocolrheumatic and musculoskeletal diseasesscoping reviewssexual health

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PMID39763178
PMCPMC11704450

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