Experience of Sexuality in Women with Gynecological Cancer: Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Studies.
Carolina de SouzaAndré Villela de Souza Lima SantosElaine Campos Guijarro RodriguesManoel Antonio Dos SantosPublished in: Cancer investigation (2021)
Gynecological cancers have an impact on women's psychosexual health in which results vary from adjuvant cancer therapy, such as loss of pleasure, to anxious symptoms. This study aimed to present a meta-synthesis of qualitative primary studies on the sexual experience of women with gynecological cancer. The SPIDER tool and the PRISMA guidelines were used to recover evidence from the databases Web of Science, SCOPUS, PubMed/MedLine, CINAHL, PsycINFO and LILACS. Twenty articles were included. The thematic synthesis showed that alterations in sexual functions can be mitigated by direct involvement and dialogue with a sexual partner and the resignification of sexual intimacy.
Keyphrases
- mental health
- papillary thyroid
- cancer therapy
- public health
- healthcare
- early stage
- drug delivery
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- childhood cancer
- case control
- risk assessment
- pregnant women
- health information
- young adults
- big data
- deep learning
- climate change
- hepatitis c virus
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected
- pregnancy outcomes
- insulin resistance