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Intimate and marital relationships: An insider's perspective

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In this paper, the experiences of 28 men with a spinal cord injury (paraplegia) regarding meeting significant others and decisions about long term relationships are discussed. Potential relationships were viewed along five major themes: 1) acceptance of the individual; 2) awareness and assistance with accessibility; 3) altered divisions of labour; 4) the comfort of sexuality and 5) long term plans. Individual experiences are influenced by prevailing views of sexuality and marial roles.

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  1. Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, 256 McCaul Street, 2nd Floor, M5T 1W5, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Karen K. Yoshida BSc.(PT), Ph.D.

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Yoshida, K.K. Intimate and marital relationships: An insider's perspective. Sex Disabil 12, 179–189 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02547904

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