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ReviewTranslational andrology and urology2015

Co-constructing sexual recovery after prostate cancer: a qualitative study with couples.

Daniel Kelly, Liz Forbat, Sylvie Marshall-Lucette, Isabel White

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Review in Translational andrology and urology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Prostate cancer and the impact on couples: a qualitative metasynthesis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2018
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  11. Needs of Patients with Prostate Cancer for Home Care.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Daniel Kelly1 School of Healthcare Sciences, Cardiff University, Wales, UK ; 2 Australian Catholic University, Canberra, Australia ; 3 Kingston University & St George's University of London, London, UK ; 4 The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Liz Forbat1 School of Healthcare Sciences, Cardiff University, Wales, UK ; 2 Australian Catholic University, Canberra, Australia ; 3 Kingston University & St George's University of London, London, UK ; 4 The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Sylvie Marshall-Lucette1 School of Healthcare Sciences, Cardiff University, Wales, UK ; 2 Australian Catholic University, Canberra, Australia ; 3 Kingston University & St George's University of London, London, UK ; 4 The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Isabel White1 School of Healthcare Sciences, Cardiff University, Wales, UK ; 2 Australian Catholic University, Canberra, Australia ; 3 Kingston University & St George's University of London, London, UK ; 4 The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Australian Catholic University · AUSt George's, University of London · GBUniversity of Wales · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMen are likely to experience deterioration in sexual functioning as a consequence of treatment for prostate cancer. Indeed, sexual difficulties are common across all treatment modalities.

objectiveTo determine the impact of treatment for prostate cancer on intimacy and sexual expression/relationships from the perspective of couples.

methodsAn observational study was conducted including in-depth interviews with 18 people affected by prostate cancer; comprising eight couples and two individual men.

resultsFour categories were identified that illustrated the impact of prostate cancer on intimacy and sexual recovery. These related to social influences and language used to describe the loss or recovery of sexual activities; difficulties in discussing sexual activity with clinicians; the clash of individual impact of prostate cancer recovery versus the impact on the couple, and the re-integration of sexual activities into the relationship.

conclusionsThough only one person in a partnership experiences cancer, these data indicated the extent to which prostate cancer treatment also impacts on partners. The study indicates that adjustment to erectile dysfunction (ED) takes time, but is a highly significant event in couples' lives and its importance should not be under-estimated. Consequently, we suggest that relational models of care should be considered, whereby side-effects are recognised as impacting on both members of the partnership (for example ED, or lack or ejaculate). Supportive care in this context, therefore, may best be based on a relational approach using language and interventions that are appropriate to the patient and their situation.

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couplesProstate cancersexualitysurvivorship

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PMID26816819
PMCPMC4708126
OpenAlexW2164653926

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