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Sexual Counselling Guidelines

CHARMS researchers have co-authored recent guidelines from the American Heart Association (click here) and the European Society of Cardiology (click here)on sexual counselling for individuals with cardiovascular disease and their partners. These recommend that sexual counselling should form part of cardiac rehabilitation, that all healthcare providers in cardiac rehabilitation should be trained in sexual counselling in cardiovascular disease and that during sexual counselling, healthcare providers should: (a) assess all patients for sexual concerns, (b) provide information and guidance about resuming sexual activity after a cardiac event and (c) assist patients with dealing with anxiety related to sexual concerns.

Cochrane Review of Sexual Counselling Interventions

Dr Molly Bryne has lead a Cochrane review to evaluate the effect of sexual counselling interventions (in comparison to usual care) on sexuality-related outcomes in patients with cardiac disease and their partners. This review has just been published in the Cochrane Library. Click here for more.

The CHARMS Baseline Research

The CHARMS Baseline research has been widely published. Links to the various publications are listed here. If you do not have access to these publications through an institution, please feel free to request author copies through our Contact page.

  • Byrne, M., Doherty, S., Murphy, A.W., McGee, H.M., & Jaarsma, T. (2013). The CHARMS Study: Cardiac patients’ experiences of sexual problems following cardiac rehabilitation. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 12(6), 558-566. Click here for more.
  • Byrne, M., Doherty, S., Murphy, A.W., McGee, H.M., & Jaarsma, T. (2013). Communicating about sexual concerns within cardiac health services: Do service providers and service users agree? Patient Education and Counseling, 92(3), 398-403. Click here for more.
  • D’Eath, M., Byrne, M., Doherty, S., McGee, H., & Murphy, A.W. (2013). The cardiac health and assessment of relationship management and sexuality study: A qualitative inquiry of patient, general practitioner, and cardiac rehabilitation staff views on sexual assessment and counseling for cardiac patients. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 28(2):E1-E13. Click here for more.
  • Doherty, S., Byrne, M., Murphy, A.W., & McGee, H.M.. (2011). Cardiac rehabilitation staff views about discussing sexual issues with coronary heart disease patients: a national survey in Ireland. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 10(2), 101-107. Click here for more.
  • Byrne, M., Doherty, S., McGee, H.M., & Murphy, A.W. (2010). General practitioner views about discussing sexual issues with patients with coronary heart disease: a national survey in Ireland. BMC family practice, 11(40). Click here for more.