| Literature DB >> 15120979 |
Heidi Petry1, Donna L Berry, Elisabeth Spichiger, Annemarie Kesselring, Thomas C Gasser, Tullio Sulser, Alexander Kiss.
Abstract
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the responses and experiences of a sample of Swiss men after radical prostatectomy and their intimate partners. Interviews were conducted with 10 couples and analyzed using constant comparative method. Getting a grip on it was the core process that was developed. Men focused on regaining control over their lives, urinary and erectile function while wives efforts focused on being there. The results revealed that current clinical practice of follow up at 3 months may not address the serious deficits in the patient's ability to "get a grip" on incontinence and other complications of surgery.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15120979 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2003.11.005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Nurs Stud ISSN: 0020-7489 Impact factor: 5.837