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Álvarez-Villarreal, M., Velarde-García, J.F., Chocarro-Gonzalez, L., Pérez-Corrales, J., Güeita-Rodríguez, J., and Palacios-Ceña, D.

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Cambios corporales y disminución del deseo sexual tras la diálisis: Un estudio cualitativo sobre las experiencias de las mujeres en una unidad de diálisis ambulatoria en España

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Body Changes and Decreased Sexual Drive after Dialysis: A Qualitative Study on the Experiences of Women at an Ambulatory Dialysis Unit in Spain

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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health

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2019

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chronic renal failure, gender, dialysis, catheter, and haemodialysis

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https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16173086

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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has considerable effects on the quality of life of patients, impairing everyday activities and leading to lifestyle changes, as well as affecting body image and intimate relationships. Our aim was to describe the experience of female patients with CKD at an ambulatory dialysis unit regarding body changes and sexuality. A qualitative phenomenological study exploring how 18 female patients, treated at the dialysis unit of a Spanish hospital, perceived their sexuality and intimate relationships. Data were collected using in-depth interviews, researcher field notes, and patients’ personal letters. A thematic analysis was performed. Four main themes arose from the data describing the experience of how CKD impacts body changes and sexuality: (a) Accepting body changes, (b) The catheter, the fistula, and body image, (c) Experiencing a different sexuality, and (d) The catheter, the fistula, and sexuality. Patients experienced changes in their body, perceiving it as being bloated or deformed, together with overall decline. The catheter and/or the fistula triggered changes in the way the women dress in an attempt to hide port sites. Women experience sexuality changes, affecting sexual desire and satisfaction. The presence of catheters was found to be the most cumbersome during sexual acts.

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Álvarez-Villarreal, M., Velarde-García, J.F., Chocarro-Gonzalez, L., Pérez-Corrales, J., Güeita-Rodríguez, J., and Palacios-Ceña, D.

Article title in Spanish

Cambios corporales y disminución del deseo sexual tras la diálisis: Un estudio cualitativo sobre las experiencias de las mujeres en una unidad de diálisis ambulatoria en España

Article title in English

Body Changes and Decreased Sexual Drive after Dialysis: A Qualitative Study on the Experiences of Women at an Ambulatory Dialysis Unit in Spain

Name of journal

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health

Year of publication

2019

Volume of the journal

Pages of the journal

Keywords

chronic renal failure, gender, dialysis, catheter, and haemodialysis

DOI

https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16173086

Summary in Spanish

Summary in English

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has considerable effects on the quality of life of patients, impairing everyday activities and leading to lifestyle changes, as well as affecting body image and intimate relationships. Our aim was to describe the experience of female patients with CKD at an ambulatory dialysis unit regarding body changes and sexuality. A qualitative phenomenological study exploring how 18 female patients, treated at the dialysis unit of a Spanish hospital, perceived their sexuality and intimate relationships. Data were collected using in-depth interviews, researcher field notes, and patients’ personal letters. A thematic analysis was performed. Four main themes arose from the data describing the experience of how CKD impacts body changes and sexuality: (a) Accepting body changes, (b) The catheter, the fistula, and body image, (c) Experiencing a different sexuality, and (d) The catheter, the fistula, and sexuality. Patients experienced changes in their body, perceiving it as being bloated or deformed, together with overall decline. The catheter and/or the fistula triggered changes in the way the women dress in an attempt to hide port sites. Women experience sexuality changes, affecting sexual desire and satisfaction. The presence of catheters was found to be the most cumbersome during sexual acts.

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Cambios corporales y disminución del deseo sexual tras la diálisis: Un estudio cualitativo sobre las experiencias de las mujeres en una unidad de diálisis ambulatoria en España


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Álvarez-Villarreal, M., Velarde-García, J.F., Chocarro-Gonzalez, L., Pérez-Corrales, J., Güeita-Rodríguez, J., and Palacios-Ceña, D.

Article title in Spanish

Cambios corporales y disminución del deseo sexual tras la diálisis: Un estudio cualitativo sobre las experiencias de las mujeres en una unidad de diálisis ambulatoria en España

Article title in English

Body Changes and Decreased Sexual Drive after Dialysis: A Qualitative Study on the Experiences of Women at an Ambulatory Dialysis Unit in Spain

Name of journal

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health

Year of publication

2019

Volume of the journal

Pages of the journal

Keywords

chronic renal failure, gender, dialysis, catheter, and haemodialysis

DOI

https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16173086

Summary in Spanish

Summary in English

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has considerable effects on the quality of life of patients, impairing everyday activities and leading to lifestyle changes, as well as affecting body image and intimate relationships. Our aim was to describe the experience of female patients with CKD at an ambulatory dialysis unit regarding body changes and sexuality. A qualitative phenomenological study exploring how 18 female patients, treated at the dialysis unit of a Spanish hospital, perceived their sexuality and intimate relationships. Data were collected using in-depth interviews, researcher field notes, and patients’ personal letters. A thematic analysis was performed. Four main themes arose from the data describing the experience of how CKD impacts body changes and sexuality: (a) Accepting body changes, (b) The catheter, the fistula, and body image, (c) Experiencing a different sexuality, and (d) The catheter, the fistula, and sexuality. Patients experienced changes in their body, perceiving it as being bloated or deformed, together with overall decline. The catheter and/or the fistula triggered changes in the way the women dress in an attempt to hide port sites. Women experience sexuality changes, affecting sexual desire and satisfaction. The presence of catheters was found to be the most cumbersome during sexual acts.

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