A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

Is addressing patients’ sexual problems inconvenient? A study on barriers to physicians’ self-reported competence

Authors: Aromaa, Anna; Manninen, Sanna-Mari; Kero, Katja; Vahlberg, Tero; Polo-Kantola, Päivi

Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)

Publication year: 2026

Journal: Journal of Sexual Medicine

Article number: qdag098

Volume: 23

Issue: 5

ISSN: 1743-6095

eISSN: 1743-6109

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jsxmed/qdag098

Publication's open availability at the time of reporting: No Open Access

Publication channel's open availability : Partially Open Access publication channel

Web address : https://doi.org/10.1093/jsxmed/qdag098

Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/523037219

Self-archived copy's version: Final draft

Funding information in the publication: 
This study was financially supported by Satasairaala Central Hospital (under SATAHAD no 2024-964, as state research funding, through A.A.), the University of Turku Graduate School’s Doctoral Program in Clinical Research (through A.A.), and The Finnish Medical Society Duodecim (no 27, through A.A.).