The sexuality experience of stoma patients: a meta-ethnography of qualitative research.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As the quality of life of stoma patients has become a research hotspot, sexual health as an integral part of patients' lives has received more and more attention. However, there is a lack of comprehensive reviews on the sexual experiences of patients with stomas. This study aims to synthesize the qualitative literature on the subjective experience of stoma patients' sexual life, to identify their sexual needs, and to provide evidence for the content and methods of sexual health interventions for healthcare professionals.

Methods

PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL, and Scopus were searched for qualitative studies on the sexual experience of stoma patients (from the inception to January 2023). Titles, abstracts, and full texts were reviewed by two researchers. W

SUBMITTER: Lin S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10186813 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature