A qualitative design using individual semi-structured interviews.
Thirty-three patients with KSD attending outpatient urology services participated in interviews informed by the CSM-SR. Data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Themes were mapped onto the domains of the CSM-SR.
Five main themes were generated, broadly echoing domains within the CSM-SR: (1) making sense of KSD, (2) normality paused, (3) the psychological burden of KSD, (4) the tensions of managing KSD, and (5) improving understanding of KSD. Additionally, findings suggested that partners\' perceptions of KSD were an additional contextual factor that informed patients\' own perceptions and management of KSD. Participants appraised initial KSD symptoms as indicative of a serious health threat. Diagnosis brought some relief, however, KSD wielded multi-dimensional impacts on patients\' perceptions, self-management and well-being. Anxiety, including fear of KSD recurrence, and low mood were common psychological burdens across narratives.
The majority of the themes identified were commensurate with an extended CSM-SR. This model has utility in informing how patients perceive and manage KSD. Examining patients\' KSD representations and routinely assessing for psychological distress may be of benefit to improve health outcomes for this patient group.
方法:使用个人半结构化访谈的定性设计。
方法:33名参加门诊泌尿外科服务的KSD患者参加了由CSM-SR告知的访谈。
结果:产生了五个主要主题,
结论:确定的大多数主题与扩展的CSM-SR相称。