Experiences of patients and their partners with sexual problems after spinal cord injury: A phenomenological qualitative study.

The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine Pub Date : 2022-03-01 Epub Date: 2020-09-16 DOI:10.1080/10790268.2020.1798136
Seçil Taylan, İlknur Özkan, Gülden Küçükakça Çelik
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Objective: This study aimed to examine the experiences of patients and their partners about their sexual lives after Spinal Cord Injury (SCI).Design: This qualitative study was based on Heidegger's hermeneutic phenomenological approach.Setting: The Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Outpatient Clinic of a city hospital in the Central Anatolia Region in Turkey.Participants: The study consisted of seven female and six male patients with spinal cord injury and their partners.Outcome measures: The textual analysis was carried out in three stages: (1) a naive reading, (2) a structural analysis, and (3) a comprehensive understanding of the text including a discussion. The sample size was calculated by using the criterion sampling technique.Results: As a result of the in-depth interviews with individuals with SCI about their sexual experiences, five themes were derived: (1) first confrontation with SCI, (2) experienced sexual problems, (3) coping, (4) partners' views on sexual problems, and (5) other people.Conclusion: It was found that the sex life of individuals with SCI was negatively affected, they were left helpless in dealing with their problems, and that some patients had difficulties in coping with this condition.

脊髓损伤后性问题患者及其伴侣的经历:一项现象学定性研究。
目的:探讨脊髓损伤(SCI)后患者及其伴侣的性生活体验。设计:本定性研究基于海德格尔的解释学现象学方法。地点:土耳其安纳托利亚中部地区一家城市医院的物理医学和康复门诊。参与者:该研究包括7名女性和6名男性脊髓损伤患者及其伴侣。结果测量:文本分析分三个阶段进行:(1)初步阅读,(2)结构分析,(3)对文本的全面理解,包括讨论。采用准则抽样技术计算样本量。结果:通过对SCI患者性经历的深度访谈,得出了5个主题:(1)首次面对SCI,(2)经历过性问题,(3)应对,(4)伴侣对性问题的看法,(5)他人。结论:我们发现脊髓损伤患者的性生活受到负面影响,他们在处理问题时感到无助,一些患者在应对这种情况时存在困难。
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