Provvidenza Tomasello

Dr. Provvidenza Tomasello


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1Year (2026-Present)

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14 July 2026 in Nursing Reports
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AMAlfredo Manuli
Alfredo Manuli
Maria Grazia MaggioMaria Grazia Maggio
Maria Grazia Maggio
ACAndrea Calderone
Andrea Calderone
Lilla BonannoLilla Bonanno
Lilla Bonanno
PTProvvidenza Tomasello
Provvidenza Tomasello
Rocco Salvatore Salvatore CalabròRocco Salvatore Salvatore Calabrò
Rocco Salvatore Salvatore Calabrò
Background/Objectives: Sexual health is frequently under-addressed after stroke, despite its relevance to intimacy, identity, relationships, and rehabilitation. This convergent mixed-methods study integrated sex-specific screening with descriptive narrative material to examine sexual functioning and patient-reported concerns in clinical rehabilitation. Methods: Twenty-six adults were assessed: ten with the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), sixteen with an International Index of Erectile Function six-item field (IIEF-6), and ten with analyzable semi-structured interview responses. The sex-specific measures were analyzed separately. Continuous variables were summarized by median and interquartile range; nonparametric correlations and group comparisons underwent Benjamini–Hochberg false discovery rate correction. Quantitative and qualitative findings were integrated in a participant-level joint display. This integration yielded case-level meta-inferences rather than inferential mixed-methods testing in this sample. Results: Nine of ten FSFI profiles and nine of sixteen IIEF-6 profiles met the respective exploratory threshold for possible dysfunction. No association or group comparison remained statistically significant after correction. Six of eighteen threshold-positive profiles had analyzable interviews, twelve represented narrative silence, and four interviewed participants were threshold-negative. Narratives documented fear, embarrassment, reduced desire or sexual frequency, relational or communication change, support needs, clinical sequelae, and positive or neutral adaptation. Screening and narratives showed convergence, complementarity, and divergence: low scores did not establish personal distress, whereas concerns could occur above a threshold. Conclusions: Responsive sexual rehabilitation should combine confidential, permission-based, patient-led screening and narrative inquiry with individualized information, optional support, appropriate referral, and reassessment according to readiness. These preliminary, hypothesis-generating findings do not validate an intervention or support confirmatory inference.