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Patient–provider communication about sexuality and intimacy after a cancer diagnosis was described in terms of unmet needs and mismatched expectations

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.10.4.125

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    Hordern AJ, Street AF. Communicating about patient sexuality and intimacy after cancer: mismatched expectations and unmet needs. Med J Aust 2007;186:224–7.OpenUrlPubMedWeb of Science

    Q What are the perceptions of patients and healthcare providers regarding communicating about sexuality and intimacy after a cancer diagnosis?

    DESIGN

    Reflexive inquiry.

    SETTING

    Cancer and palliative care settings in a large public teaching hospital in Victoria, Australia.

    PARTICIPANTS

    50 patients (22–85 y of age) who were receiving treatment for cancer and 32 healthcare professionals who had been working in cancer or palliative care settings for ⩾12 months.

    METHODS

    Patients and healthcare providers participated in individual semistructured interviews of about 45 minutes. Topics included experiences of communicating about patient sexuality, unmet needs, and factors that helped or hindered communication. Interviews were audiotaped and transcribed. Interview data were analysed alongside a textual analysis of 33 cancer and palliative care clinical practice guidelines. Validation was provided through presentation of preliminary interview data at 15 educational forums attended by …

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    Footnotes

    • For correspondence: Dr A J Hordern, Cancer Council Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia. amanda.hordern{at}cancervic.org.au

    • Source of funding: no external funding.