Men's experiences of sex and intimacy after prostate cancer treatment in China: a qualitative study.

Purpose: While the existing knowledge base on the impact of prostate cancer (PC) and its treatment on sexuality and intimacy has been generated from Western populations, there is a lack of such evidence in the Asian context. This study aimed to explore men's experiences of sex and intimacy after PC...

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Publicado en:Supportive Care in Cancer Vol. 30; no. 4; pp. 3085 - 3093
Autores principales: Wang, Tong, Cheng, Hui-Lin, Wong, Ping Kit Kitty, Dong, Wen
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Apr2022
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          Wang, Tong
          Cheng, Hui-Lin
          Wong, Ping Kit Kitty
          Dong, Wen
        affil: School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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          Sexual Partners
          Prostatic Neoplasms Therapy
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          Sexuality
          Qualitative Studies
          Male
      ab: Purpose: While the existing knowledge base on the impact of prostate cancer (PC) and its treatment on sexuality and intimacy has been generated from Western populations, there is a lack of such evidence in the Asian context. This study aimed to explore men's experiences of sex and intimacy after PC treatment in China.Methods: This study adopted an interpretive descriptive design. Using purposive sampling, 13 PC patients were selected from a urology outpatient unit of a hospital in South China and proceeded with individual semi-structured telephone interviews. Each interview was transcribed verbatim and analyzed using constant comparison analysis.Results: Four themes emerged from the interview data, including (a) encountering altered sexuality, (b) communication and sexual adjustments, (c) maintenance of quality intimate relationship, and (d) lack of sexual health support.Conclusions: The findings revealed that PC treatment significantly impaired patients' sexual functions, and their sexual health needs were mainly unmet by healthcare providers. There is a great need to design culturally relevant interventions to improve sexual health among this population.
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