Sexual Activity After Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Qualitative Approach to Patient and Partner Experiences

Little is known about how best to support both patients and their partners in the reengagement of sexual activity (SA) after acute coronary syndrome (ACS), with sparse direct data from the partner on their needs and concerns in the area of SA support. OBJECTIVES: We undertook a qualitative study to...

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Autores principales: Boothby, Célina A., Santana, Maria J., Norris, Colleen M., Campbell, Tavis S., Rabi, Doreen M.
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Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8366597/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33852497
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JCN.0000000000000815
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author Boothby, Célina A.
Santana, Maria J.
Norris, Colleen M.
Campbell, Tavis S.
Rabi, Doreen M.
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description Little is known about how best to support both patients and their partners in the reengagement of sexual activity (SA) after acute coronary syndrome (ACS), with sparse direct data from the partner on their needs and concerns in the area of SA support. OBJECTIVES: We undertook a qualitative study to address this gap in the literature through 3 objectives from a patient and partner perspective: (1) to characterize the experience of reengaging in SA post ACS, (2) to identify needs and priorities in the area of SA support post ACS, and (3) to determine whether cardiac rehabilitation (CR) could be an acceptable point of intervention for SA support. METHODS: Semistructured qualitative interviews were conducted with 6 male patients who were post ACS and their partners (age range, 47–81 years). Patients were criterion sampled from the Alberta Provincial Project for Outcome Assessment in Coronary Heart Disease database. Inductive thematic data analysis was conducted. RESULTS: Four themes were identified: “importance,” “support received,” “on their own,” and “wanting support.” Couples reaffirmed the importance of SA pre and post ACS, reported SA support as currently insufficient but articulated ways it could be improved, and reported CR as a current source of SA support but thought there could be room for improvement on the content and delivery of such information. CONCLUSIONS: This study illustrates the potential value of promoting SA support for both patients who are post ACS and their partners and reports that SA support provided at CR would be viewed as important, needed, and acceptable.
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spelling pubmed-83665972021-08-18 Sexual Activity After Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Qualitative Approach to Patient and Partner Experiences Boothby, Célina A. Santana, Maria J. Norris, Colleen M. Campbell, Tavis S. Rabi, Doreen M. J Cardiovasc Nurs Feature Article/Online Only Little is known about how best to support both patients and their partners in the reengagement of sexual activity (SA) after acute coronary syndrome (ACS), with sparse direct data from the partner on their needs and concerns in the area of SA support. OBJECTIVES: We undertook a qualitative study to address this gap in the literature through 3 objectives from a patient and partner perspective: (1) to characterize the experience of reengaging in SA post ACS, (2) to identify needs and priorities in the area of SA support post ACS, and (3) to determine whether cardiac rehabilitation (CR) could be an acceptable point of intervention for SA support. METHODS: Semistructured qualitative interviews were conducted with 6 male patients who were post ACS and their partners (age range, 47–81 years). Patients were criterion sampled from the Alberta Provincial Project for Outcome Assessment in Coronary Heart Disease database. Inductive thematic data analysis was conducted. RESULTS: Four themes were identified: “importance,” “support received,” “on their own,” and “wanting support.” Couples reaffirmed the importance of SA pre and post ACS, reported SA support as currently insufficient but articulated ways it could be improved, and reported CR as a current source of SA support but thought there could be room for improvement on the content and delivery of such information. CONCLUSIONS: This study illustrates the potential value of promoting SA support for both patients who are post ACS and their partners and reports that SA support provided at CR would be viewed as important, needed, and acceptable. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2021 2021-04-09 /pmc/articles/PMC8366597/ /pubmed/33852497 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JCN.0000000000000815 Text en Copyright © 2021 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License 4.0 (CCBY-NC) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) , where it is permissible to download, share, remix, transform, and buildup the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be used commercially without permission from the journal.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8366597/
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