The Intimacy and Sexuality Expression Preference (ISEP) Tool
Aims and Purpose
The Intimacy and Sexuality Expression Preference (ISEP) Tool is designed for health professions to initiate discussion with older people about their preferences for intimacy and sexuality expression in an aged care setting.
The aim of the Intimacy and Sexuality Expression Preference (ISEP) Tool is to support the expression of intimacy and sexuality in older people living in residential aged care, with a particular emphasis on enhancing satisfaction with care, outcomes, and quality of life.
The purpose of the ISEP Tool is to address the need for older people in residential aged care to have their intimacy and sexual expression preferences respected and supported, and to promote their overall well-being and quality of life. The ISEP Tool can be used by health professionals to initiate conversations with older people to get to know their needs and preferences for expression of intimacy and sexuality.
Information collected from the ISEP tool can be used to improve person-centred care, and help enable the healthcare team to work with the older person and their family to honour and address their needs and preferences for expression of intimacy and sexuality. It can also assist in making recommendations to support an older person’s sexual preferences, and identify any areas for concern which need to be addressed.