Psychosocial Problems Caused By The Disease and Its Effect On Sexual Life in Dialysis Patients: A Phenomenological Study
  
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Esma Özmaya Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Sevda UZUN Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Sexuality and Disability (Q2)
Dergi ISSN 1573-6717 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SSCI
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 11-2025
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 43 / 37 / – DOI 10.1007/s11195-025-09916-8
Makale Linki https://doi.org/10.1007/s11195-025-09916-8
Özet
The aim of this study was to investigate the psychosocial problems caused by the disease and its effect on sexual life in hemodialysis patients. In this study, phenomenological research design, which is a qualitative research design, was used. This qualitative research was conducted with 15 hemodialysis patients. Interviews were conducted individually and face-to-face. The data were analyzed using Colaizzi’s phenomenological analysis method. Two themes (psychosocial problems and sexual life) and six sub-themes (physical problems, mental problems, social problems, problems related to sexual life, spouse and sexual life, coping with sexual problems) were identified in the data analysis. As a result of this study, it was found that hemodialysis patients had psychosocial problems and their sexual lives were negatively affected. Since end-stage renal disease is a multifaceted disease, nurses need to …
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