scholarly journals Social Support in Patients With Sexual Dysfunction After Non-Nerve-Sparing Radical Prostatectomy: A Qualitative Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 155798832090697 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cayetano Fernández-Sola ◽  
Álvaro Martínez-Bordajandi ◽  
Ana Patricia Puga-Mendoza ◽  
José Manuel Hernández-Padilla ◽  
Vinicius Jobim-Fischer ◽  
...  

This study aimed to explore men’s experiences of social support after non-nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy. A qualitative study based on Gadamer’s hermeneutic phenomenology was designed. In-depth interviews were conducted with 16 men who had undergone a non-nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy. Data analysis was performed using ATLAS.ti software. From this analysis, two main themes emerged: “The partner as a source of support and conflict after a prostatectomy,” which includes empathetic reconnection with the partner and changes in sexual and cohabitation patterns and “The importance of social and professional circles,” which addresses the shortcomings of the healthcare system in terms of sexual information and counseling as well as the role of friends within social support. The study suggests the need to establish interventions that address interpersonal communication and attention to social and informational support and include both the patient and those closest to them.

Author(s):  
Lucas Duarte Silva ◽  
Stephen Strobbe ◽  
Jaqueline Lemos de Oliveira ◽  
Letícia Yamawaka de Almeida ◽  
Mario Cardano ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 233339361879207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kari Dyregrov ◽  
Pål Kristensen ◽  
Atle Dyregrov

The aim of this study is to increase the understanding of social network support after traumatic deaths and, by demonstrating the complexities of such encounters, to highlight whether such support may be totally beneficial. A phenomenological dynamic and relational perspective was applied to 22 in-depth interviews with parents bereaved as a result of the 2011 terror attack in Norway. Three main themes were identified in respect of interactional support processes: (a) valued support, (b) stressful experiences, and (c) interactive barriers. As well as describing the value of experienced support, the article also elaborates on the effect of lacking, avoidant, and inept support. The findings show that insecure communication and a nonmatching understanding of time and emotional overload can form interactive barriers between the bereaved and their networks. By better understanding the relational regulation processes inherent in social support we may provide informed advice to both the bereaved and their networks to maximize recovery.


2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. eV20-eV20a
Author(s):  
O. Schatloff ◽  
S. Chauhan ◽  
R. Valero ◽  
Y.H. Ko ◽  
A. Sivaraman ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
pp. 0192513X2110557
Author(s):  
Changhui Song ◽  
Joyee Shairee Chatterjee ◽  
Donna L. Doane ◽  
Philippe Doneys

This qualitative study based on 34 in-depth interviews (IDIs) with cis-gendered tongzhi (men who are attracted to men) critically explores the factors influencing their decisions to enter mixed-orientation marriages (MOMs) in China. Theoretically, the study weaves together insights from queer and feminist theorizing and analyzes the role of heteronormativity and patriarchy, especially in relation to hegemonic masculine ideals, in the context of marriage norms in contemporary China. Our examination showcases the contradictory role heteronormativity and patriarchy play in simultaneously marginalizing and privileging these groups of men along the axes of sexual, gender, and lineage (inter-generational) hierarchies. It also underscores the continued role of filial piety norms. Overall, the study contributes to deepening our understanding of the complex nature of MOMs and discussions of MOMs as marriage fraud. We argue that examining these non-normative marriages furthers explication of the social structures underpinning gender and sexuality in a context of patriarchal marriage-normative societies.


Affilia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 481-497
Author(s):  
Mariachiara Feresin ◽  
Federica Bastiani ◽  
Lucia Beltramini ◽  
Patrizia Romito

Violence against women often continues after couples separate. Although the involvement of children in intimate partner violence is known, no study has investigated the role of children in postseparation violence in southern Europe. The aim of this study was to analyze male perpetrators’ strategies to maintain control over the woman after couples separate and the involvement of children in this process. We designed a multimethod research with a sample of women attending five anti-violence centers in Italy: In the quantitative part, women were interviewed with a questionnaire ( N = 151) at baseline and followed up 18 months later ( N = 91); in the qualitative part, in-depth interviews were carried out with women ( N = 13) attending the same centers. Results showed that women experienced high levels of violence and that children were deeply involved. When women with children were no longer living with the violence perpetrator, threats, violence, manipulation, and controlling behaviors occurred during father–child contacts: 78.9% of women in the longitudinal survey and all women in the qualitative study reported at least one of these unsettling behaviors. The qualitative study allowed for discovering some specific perpetrator strategies. Making the woman feel guilty, threatening, denigrating, and impoverishing her; preventing her from living a normal life; and trying to destroy the mother–child bond were key elements of a complex design aimed at maintaining coercive control over the ex-partner. Results from this multimethod study provided a deeper understanding of the mechanisms of coercive control and postseparation violence and how perpetrators use children to fulfill their aims.


Multilingua ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Raffaella Negretti ◽  
Miguel Garcia-Yeste

AbstractResearch on the role of language in multilingual workplaces, where English is often adopted as a lingua franca (ELF), shows that language practices influence socialization and interpersonal communication, frequently creating issues such as asymmetrical sharing of information, language clusters, or thin communication. Similarly to other organizations, academic workplaces are undergoing a process of internationalization. However, academia as a workplace has been largely ignored, particularly in terms of language practices in social situations. We address this gap by investigating multilingualism in an academic workplace; departing from the concepts of language clustering and thin communication, we focus on how language practices affect social interaction and the establishment of rapport. We report the experiences of five academics with various backgrounds and status in a science university department in Sweden. In-depth interviews and grand/mini tour elicitation techniques reveal how language practices – English and other languages – are experienced from different points of view. We identify lunch as the primary activity associated with social interaction and exchange of information: people and places connected with this activity seem to determine language practices. In the final section we discuss the presence of language clustering and thin communication in this academic workplace.


2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 409-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kellie R. Imm ◽  
Faustine Williams ◽  
Ashley J. Housten ◽  
Graham A. Colditz ◽  
Bettina F. Drake ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 159
Author(s):  
Vevy Liansari

This study aims to know how the pattern of interpersonal communication that occurs between parents and children with speech delay. While the use of this study is as a reference for parents, educators, observers and responsible of education in general in an effort to instill a good example of children and also in an effort to apply good interpersonal communication patterns between both parties. The data collection methods are in-depth interviews and observations. In the process of improving interpersonal communication patterns in parents and children found some obstacles both in the elderly and early age children. The results of this study indicate that the role of parents in establishing interpersonal communication patterns of early childhood greatly affect the behavior of young children. Therefore parents should be able to apply good interpersonal communication patterns to early childhood with speech delay and maintain an intense relationship to reduce the impact of speech delay from internal and external influences.


2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 134
Author(s):  
Lina Erlina

<p>High self-efficacy increases a person's ability to achieve certain targets beyond their actual abilities. The role of self-efficacy on the mobilization ability patient's during hospitalization has been proven. However, the source of self-efficacy of the patient for mobilization is not yet known. This study aimed to know what sources of self-efficacy of the patient for mobilization during hospitalization. This study used a qualitative study in which the data collected through in-depth interviews with 10 patients in the internal medicine room. Eight themes were obtained: 1) Habits of mobilization before illness, 2) Effects that patients feel after mobilizing, 3) Availability of mobilization facilities, 4) The success of other patients mobilizes, 5) verbal expressions directly from other people, 6) Self-statement, 7) Patient's physical condition, 8) Patient's psychological condition. Obtained eight themes of the source self-efficacy of the patient for mobilization during hospitalization, but it is not yet known which source is the most important. Further research is needed to find out the role of mobilization self-efficacy sources towards increasing patient mobilization capabilities.</p>


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