ArticleInternational journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being2022
Can I control my bowel symptoms myself? The experience of controlling defaecation dysfunction among patients with rectal cancer after sphincter-saving surgery: a qualitative study.
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- Coping with bowel dysfunction after low anterior resection for rectal cancer: A qualitative synthesis.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2025Review
- Development and validation of the distress inventory for altered bowel functioning in patients undergoing sphincter-preserving surgery for rectal cancer.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2025Article
- Biofeedback magnetic stimulation improves postoperative bowel dysfunction after rectal cancer surgery.American journal of translational research · 2025Article
- Defecation Dysfunction and Exercise Habits among Survivors of Rectal Cancer: A Pilot Qualitative Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeTo explore the experience of controlling defaecation dysfunction among patients with rectal cancer after sphincter-saving surgery.
methodsThis study applied a descriptive qualitative design. Thirty-six patients with rectal cancer were given semi-structured interviews in mainland China from February to July in 2019 after sphincter-saving surgery. Participants were recruited by purposive sampling. The thematic analysis approach was applied to analyse the transcripts.
resultsThree major themes emerged from the data were "having motivations of controlling defecation dysfunction", "using strategies of controlling defecation dysfunction" and "facing barriers of controlling defecation dysfunction".
conclusionDefaecation dysfunction makes obvious problems for patients after sphincter-saving surgery, although patients tried some self-care methods to cope with the defaecation dysfunction, some barriers still exist in the process of self-controlling of bowel symptoms. There is a strong demand for a systematic and scientific guideline for the self-management of defaecation dysfunction.
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