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Li Ge
Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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Objective: To investigate the perceptions of pelvic floor dysfunction and rehabilitation care among women after radical hysterectomy and to explore ways to improve quality of care.
Methods: Thirty-six women who underwent radical hysterectomy at a hospital in southeast China were enrolled via purposive sampling. One-on-one semistructured in-depth interviews were conducted. The texts were analyzed via qualitative content analysis (Graneheim & Lundman).
Results: Four themes were attained: serious lack of knowledge of PFD and rehabilitation care; heavy psychological burden; different coping styles to PFD; and great eagerness to receive multiparty support on PFD rehabilitation care.
Conclusion: The women had a low cognition of pelvic floor dysfunction and rehabilitation care after radical hysterectomy. Poor awareness of pelvic floor dysfunction among women is one of the reasons they do not ask for support from the society and even from family members. Knowledge of pelvic floor dysfunction should be shared and disseminated to the society to raise public awareness of this medical condition. Moreover, knowledge of medical insurance should be popularized, especially in rural areas in southeast of China. Family-centered care is an important way to support women with pelvic floor dysfunction.
Keywords
Pelvic floor dysfunction, Radical hysterectomy, Perceptions, Rehabilitation care, Qualitative study
No competing interests reported.
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Research Article
Li Ge
Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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Peer Review Timeline
CURRENT STATUS: Under Review
Version 1
Posted 03 Jun, 2021
No community comments so far
Editorial decision: Major revision
On 25 Oct, 2021
Reviews received
Received 22 Oct, 2021
Reviewers agreed
On 21 Oct, 2021
Reviews received
Received 06 Oct, 2021
Reviewers agreed
On 24 Sep, 2021
Reviewers agreed
On 23 Sep, 2021
Reviewers invited
Invitations sent on 14 Jun, 2021
Editor assigned
On 14 Jun, 2021
Editor invited
On 01 Jun, 2021
Submission checks complete
On 01 Jun, 2021
First submitted
On 28 May, 2021
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Comments: 0
PDF Downloads: ...
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License:
This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License. Read Full License
Objective: To investigate the perceptions of pelvic floor dysfunction and rehabilitation care among women after radical hysterectomy and to explore ways to improve quality of care.
Methods: Thirty-six women who underwent radical hysterectomy at a hospital in southeast China were enrolled via purposive sampling. One-on-one semistructured in-depth interviews were conducted. The texts were analyzed via qualitative content analysis (Graneheim & Lundman).
Results: Four themes were attained: serious lack of knowledge of PFD and rehabilitation care; heavy psychological burden; different coping styles to PFD; and great eagerness to receive multiparty support on PFD rehabilitation care.
Conclusion: The women had a low cognition of pelvic floor dysfunction and rehabilitation care after radical hysterectomy. Poor awareness of pelvic floor dysfunction among women is one of the reasons they do not ask for support from the society and even from family members. Knowledge of pelvic floor dysfunction should be shared and disseminated to the society to raise public awareness of this medical condition. Moreover, knowledge of medical insurance should be popularized, especially in rural areas in southeast of China. Family-centered care is an important way to support women with pelvic floor dysfunction.
No competing interests reported.
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