Tackling a Delicate Subject With Heart Failure Patients

Nurses caring for heart failure patients typically feel they have a responsibility to counsel patients on sexual health; however, they don’t always do it. Sometimes the reasons are personal, sometimes institutional. Whatever the reasons, it’s a problem, say researchers from the University of Groningen in Groningen, The Netherlands, because so many patients with heart failure experience sexual difficulties that affect their quality of life. Additionally, if left up to patients, the discussion may never happen.