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Men's lived experiences following transurethral prostatectomy for benign prostatic hypertrophy
1School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. b.pateman@man.ac.uk
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to illuminate the lived experience of prostatectomy recovery by means of semi-structured interviews. Despite the commonality of prostatic enlargement and the corrective transurethral procedure, surprisingly little is known of the impact upon the men's social and psychological well-being. The interviews have produced very rich data, which illustrate the extent to which the men are initially very reluctant to identify 'problems' either with their hospital experience or their subsequent recovery period. However, once respondents appeared to feel more comfortable, we began to learn of their very substantial difficulties both before and after the operation.
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