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Division of Nursing, Queen Elizabeth II Health Science Centre, Halifax,Nova Scotia, Canada

Publications

  • Case Report   
    The meaning of quality of life and relationships for women living with interstitial cystitis
    Author(s): Lorna J Butler*, Liette L Conner and Susan M Marsh

    OBJECTIVE: To describe women’s ‘lived’ experience of interstitial cystitis (IC); specifically, its meaning and the psychosocial impact on quality of life for women using the conceptual model of sexual health. DESIGN: Qualitative study using purposive sampling. The study consisted of semistructured interviews with women diagnosed with IC. Data were analyzed using manifest content analysis methodology. SETTING: Interviews were conducted either in the home or at the time of the woman’s clinic visit. POPULATION STUDIED: Participants were required to have been treated with pentosan polysulfate, intravesical therapy of dimethyl sulfoxide or a combination of both. Women who had undergone bladder dilation only and those in remission were excluded. .. Read More»
    DOI: 10.4172/1488-5069.1000048

 
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