Published on in Vol 3, No 3 (2022): Jul-Sep

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/36266, first published .
Sexual Health Assessment Is Vital to Whole Health Models of Care

Sexual Health Assessment Is Vital to Whole Health Models of Care

Sexual Health Assessment Is Vital to Whole Health Models of Care

Alex Uzdavines   1 , PhD ;   Drew A Helmer   2, 3 , MSc, MD ;   Juliette F Spelman   4, 5 , MD ;   Kristin M Mattocks   6, 7 , PhD ;   Amanda M Johnson   8 , MD ;   John F Chardos   9, 10 , MD ;   Kristine E Lynch   11, 12 , PhD ;   Michael R Kauth   1, 13 , PhD

1 South Central Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX, United States

2 Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX, United States

3 Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States

4 VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, United States

5 Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States

6 VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System, Leeds, MA, United States

7 University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States

8 VA Cheyenne Medical Center, Cheyenne, WY, United States

9 VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, United States

10 Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States

11 VA Informatics and Computing Infrastructure, VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

12 Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

13 LGBTQ+ Health Program, Patient Care Services, Veterans Health Administration, Washington, DC, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Drew A Helmer, MSc, MD
  • Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety
  • Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
  • 2002 Holcombe Blvd, ATTN: VA 152
  • Houston, TX, 77073
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 713 440 4452
  • Email: drew.helmer@va.gov