一起旅行:加纳前列腺癌的配偶经历
Evans Osei Appiah1,2, Ezekiel Oti-Boadi3, Ninon P Amertil4
1Nursing Department, Purdue University, 425 South River Road, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
Ecancermedicalscience
|May 22, 2024
概括
照顾患有前列腺癌 (PCa) 的男性的配偶面临身体和情感上的挑战. 了解这些护理人员的经验对于在非洲为PCa患者及其家人开发有针对性的支持和干预措施至关重要.
科学领域:
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 定性研究是指质量研究.
背景情况:
- 前列腺癌 (PCa) 对男性来说是一个重大的全球健康挑战.
- 撒哈拉以南非洲地区在1990年至2010年期间,PCa率增加了69%.
- 有限的研究探讨了非洲配偶照顾PCa男性的经历.
研究的目的:
- 探索配偶在非洲照顾患有前列腺癌的男性的生活经验.
- 确定照顾配偶的身体和情感影响.
- 为这些护理人员提供支持系统的发展提供信息.
主要方法:
- 使用深入的面对面采访进行定性探索设计.
- 有目的的抽样招募了35名参与者.
- 对转录的采访内容分析确定了关键主题和子主题.
主要成果:
- 配偶报告了显著的身体影响,包括长时间坐着的腿部疼痛.
- 情绪健康受到影响,有报道睡眠障碍和食欲丧失.
- 感官触发因素,如医院的气味,导致了负面的身体症状.
结论:
- 照顾患有前列腺癌的伴侣为女性带来了独特的挑战.
- 了解这些经验对于加强公共支持和援助至关重要.
- 未来的研究应该集中在改善护理人员应对机制的干预措施上.
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