Kumluca Faculty of Health Sciences, Surgical Nursing Department, Akdeniz University, Kumluca-Antalya, Turkey.
Semra ve Vefa Faculty of Health Sciences, Nursing Department, Hacı Bektaşi Veli University, Nevşehir, Turkey.
J Spinal Cord Med. 2022 Mar;45(2):245-253. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2020.1798136. Epub 2020 Sep 16.
: This study aimed to examine the experiences of patients and their partners about their sexual lives after Spinal Cord Injury (SCI). This qualitative study was based on Heidegger's hermeneutic phenomenological approach. The Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Outpatient Clinic of a city hospital in the Central Anatolia Region in Turkey.: The study consisted of seven female and six male patients with spinal cord injury and their partners.: The textual analysis was carried out in three stages: (1) a naive reading, (2) a structural analysis, and (3) a comprehensive understanding of the text including a discussion. The sample size was calculated by using the criterion sampling technique. As a result of the in-depth interviews with individuals with SCI about their sexual experiences, five themes were derived: (1) first confrontation with SCI, (2) experienced sexual problems, (3) coping, (4) partners' views on sexual problems, and (5) other people.: It was found that the sex life of individuals with SCI was negatively affected, they were left helpless in dealing with their problems, and that some patients had difficulties in coping with this condition.
本研究旨在探讨脊髓损伤（SCI）患者及其伴侣的性体验。这是一项基于海德格尔解释学现象学方法的定性研究。该研究在土耳其安纳托利亚中部地区的一家城市医院的物理医学和康复门诊进行。研究对象包括 7 名女性和 6 名男性脊髓损伤患者及其伴侣。文本分析分三个阶段进行：（1）初步阅读，（2）结构分析，（3）综合理解文本并进行讨论。使用标准抽样技术计算样本量。通过对 SCI 患者进行深入访谈了解其性体验，得出了五个主题：（1）首次面对 SCI，（2）经历性问题，（3）应对，（4）伴侣对性问题的看法，（5）其他人。研究发现，SCI 患者的性生活受到负面影响，他们在处理问题时感到无助，一些患者难以应对这种情况。
