Sexuality in Muslim Women With Gynecological Cancer
| Autor: | Pınar Serçekuş Ak, Neslihan Partlak Günüşen, Sevgi Özkan, Sinem Göral Türkcü |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Pınar Serçekuş Ak |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
Coping (psychology)
female genital tract tumor Psychological intervention Human sexuality personal experience Personal Satisfaction 0302 clinical medicine middle aged media_common Cancer clinical article 030504 nursing Oncology (nursing) satisfaction sexual intercourse Middle Aged Muslim aged female Oncology priority journal sexual dysfunction 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis coping behavior Female medicine.symptom 0305 other medical science Sexuality Clinical psychology Adult Genital Neoplasms Female media_common.quotation_subject Sexual Behavior Shame complication Nursing psychology Chemotherapy Islam Article 03 medical and health sciences Social support medicine qualitative analysis Humans human Cancer Chemotherapy Nursing Sexuality female genital tract cancer outcome assessment ethnology business.industry Taboo clinical assessment social support sexuality semi structured interview Sexual intercourse Sexual Dysfunction Physiological Sexual dysfunction quality of life Quality of Life business |
| Zdroj: | Cancer Nursing |
| ISSN: | 1538-9804 |
| Popis: | Background Sexuality is a multidimensional subject that can be negatively affected after a diagnosis of gynecological cancer. Objective The aim of this study was to reveal what sexuality difficulties Muslim women with gynecological cancers experience and how they overcome them. Interventions/Methods A qualitative approach was used. Data were gathered through semistructured interviews and analyzed by using a content analysis method. Eighteen Muslim women with gynecological cancers participated in the study. Results The study findings were grouped into 3 major categories: Situations that make sexual life difficult, impact of cancer on sexual life, and coping. Conclusions Women with gynecological cancers experience sexual reluctance, orgasmic incapacity, lack of enjoyment of sexual intercourse, and decreased frequency of sexual intercourse. In individuals with cancer, social support is important to facilitate coping; however, some women do not receive sufficient support. Women who consider sexuality to be a taboo topic and feel shame about asking sexuality-related questions are not likely to seek or receive relevant information from health professionals. Implications for Practice Health professionals should provide information to women diagnosed with gynecological cancers about changes that they are likely to experience in their bodies and possible difficulties in sexuality. These women should be encouraged to talk about their sexual problems, and religious and cultural differences should be reflected in their cancer care. © 2020 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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