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

ABSTRACT:

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 sex

SUBMITTER: Wang T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8635323 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature