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- Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer worldwide, and its treatment, especially ostomy creation, greatly affects marital intimacy.
- This study focuses on understanding how CRC survivors experience marital intimacy post-ostomy, identifying key areas of intimacy such as physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and operational intimacy.
- The findings can help healthcare professionals create targeted interventions to support the intimacy needs of CRC survivors and potentially lead to the development of a specific assessment tool for their experiences.
Article Abstract
Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) ranks as the third most prevalent cancer globally. The disease and its treatment significantly impact marital intimacy, particularly among individuals who have undergone ostomy creation. Therefore, it is necessary to explore their experiences.
Objective: This study aimed to explore the experiences of colorectal cancer survivors in marital intimacy after ostomy creation and clarify the domain and sub-domain of marital intimacy in CRC survivors with ostomy.
Method: This study used a qualitative descriptive design, and participants were selected by purposive sampling from two hospitals in Henan province, China. Sixteen patients participated in this research, and the data were collected through an in-depth interview from June 27 to September 27, 2023. Colaizzi's method was used to analyze the data.
Results: Five themes emerged from data analysis, including physical intimacy, psychological intimacy, social intimacy, spiritual intimacy, and operational intimacy.
Conclusion: By profiling the experiences of CRC survivors in marital intimacy after ostomy creation, the domain and sub-domain of marital intimacy were clarified in this cohort and revealed that ostomy had a severe effect on marital intimacy among colorectal cancer survivors. The results from this study could be used by nurses, midwives, and other healthcare professionals to design specific interventions covering all aspects of marital intimacy. Also, the findings will guide the development of a particular instrument for marital intimacy in CRC survivors with ostomy.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11056837 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.33546/bnj.3212 | DOI Listing |
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