Changes to sexual well-being can be one of the most problematic aspects life after breast cancer, with impact lasting for many years treatment, associated serious physical and emotional adverse effects. However, primary focus on corporeal changes negates influence social relational constructions sexuality illness ways in which meaning sex is negotiated by individuals within relationships.The aim this study was examine intimate relationships who have experienced from a...

AbstractThere is consistent evidence that health care professionals (hcps) are not addressing the sexual information and support needs of people with cancer. Thirty-eight Australian hcps across a range professions working in cancer were interviewed, to examine constructions sexuality post-cancer, subject positions adopted relation communication, ways which discourses shape provision communication about sexuality. Participants constructed changes post-cancer physical, psychological relational...

Changes in sexuality and intimacy after cancer were examined using open-ended questionnaire responses with 156 informal carers who partners of a person cancer. Interviews conducted 20 participants to examine changes depth. Seventy-six percent "nonreproductive" types 84% caring for involving "reproductive" sites reported an impact on their sexual relationship. Cessation or decreased frequency sex was by 59% the women 79% men. Renegotiation only 19% 14% Reasons treatments, exhaustion due...

Changes to sexual wellbeing are acknowledged be a long-term negative consequence of cancer and treatment. These changes can have effect on psychological well-being, quality life couple relationships. Whilst previous conclusions based univariate analysis, multivariate research facilitate examination the complex interaction between function psycho-social variables such as wellbeing, life, relationship satisfaction communication in context cancer, aim present study.

Previous research on sex and intimacy in the context of cancer has focused documenting sexual changes difficulties, primarily focusing heterosexual individuals who have or reproductive cancers. Analyses renegotiation social construction are largely absent from agenda.The objective this study was to explore with cancer, partners, across a broad range types relational contexts.Semistructured interviews were conducted 44 people (23 women, 21 men) 35 partners (18 17 men), 86% whom identified as...

Previous research on cancer and sexuality has focused physical aspects of sexual dysfunction, neglecting the subjective meaning consequences changes. This led to calls for adopt an "integrative" approach, examine ways in which individuals interpret changes, study examined nature experience changes well-being after cancer, using a combination quantitative qualitative analysis. Six hundred fifty seven people with (535 women, 122 men), across range reproductive non-reproductive types completed...

Changes to sexuality can be one of the most difficult aspects life following cancer. This study examines experience discussing post cancer with health care professionals (HCPs), from perspective women and men (PWC), their partners (PPWC), across a range types. A total 657 PWC (535 women, 122 men) 148 PPWC (87 61 completed survey containing closed open-ended items, analysed by analysis variance thematic analysis. Discussions about HCP were more likely reported (68%) compared (43%), (47%)...

(1) Objectives: This paper presents a scoping review of global evidence relating to interventions (i.e., policies, practices, guidelines, and legislation) aimed at supporting women manage menstruation, menstrual disorders, menopause work. (2) Methods: Databases including Medline (Ebsco), CINAHL Scopus, Web Science, APA PsychInfo Humanities International Complete Academic Search Premier HeinOnline OSH Update, Google Scholar were searched in May 2022. (3) Results: Of 1181 unique articles...

There is a growing body of research showing that cancer impacts upon the sexuality informal carers in couple relationship with person cancer. However, this primarily focused on partners gynaecological or breast cancer, within framework where physiological effects sexual performance are focus. We conducted semi-structured interviews 20 across range types. The aim was to explore accounts changes and intimacy post-cancer, context discursive constructions caring role. Our findings show partners’...

Research has increasingly recognised the profound impact that cancer can have upon embodied subjectivity. However, there been little acknowledgement of centrality sexuality to subjectivity, and marginalisation experiences intimate partners people with cancer. This Australian qualitative study explores post-cancer sexual subjectivity for 44 (23 women 21 men) 35 (18 17 across a range types stages. Semi-structured interviews were analysed theoretical thematic analysis, guided by...

This article is the report of a study sexual information needs, experiences obtaining such information, and patient communication about sexuality with health professionals, after breast cancer.Changes to cancer can significantly affect quality life. However, needs associated changes are little understood, resulting in absence knowledge base guide provision aimed at preventing or ameliorating distress.This employs mixed method analysis, integrating qualitative quantitative responses an online...

Abstract Changes to sexual wellbeing and intimacy after cancer were examined through interviews with 41 women; 23 women 18 partners of a person cancer. Thematic analysis identified 2 core themes: 1) sexuality cancer: loss desire, pain, concerns about body image, tiredness, partner erectile dysfunction; Coital failure equals sex intimacy; counter-narrative in which is the same cancer, more commonly reported by non-heterosexual women. 2) Renegotiating Sex: resisting coital imperative embracing...

The increasing number of individuals living with cancer has led to a focus on the quality life survivors, and their families. Sexual wellbeing is central component life, growing body research demonstrating association between changes sexuality intimacy. However, little known about patient professional understanding post-cancer. This study was designed explore complex perspectives that people personal experience hold in context cancer.An interview using Q methodology conducted 44 cancer, 35...

This qualitative study examines the subjective experience of infertility in a large sample Australian women with breast cancer. Participants were 1830 women, average age 54, who responded to an email invitation complete online survey on sexual well-being and fertility concerns after 24.6% (n = 452) reported that cancer had affected their fertility; 21.3% 391) did not know status. In thematic analysis open-ended responses provided by 381 about changes status, reactions infertility,...

Much of the existing literature and research in area fathers' flexible work has been disciplinary specific, resulting a fragmented understanding topic. The objective this systematic review is to overcome some limitations body by adopting an interdisciplinary approach exploring dominant themes across disciplines surrounding working arrangements, including parental leave, for fathers. content 121 articles from years 2008–2019 was analyzed using thematic synthesis identify recurring themes,...

Men can experience significant changes to their sexuality following the onset of cancer. However, research on men's post-cancer has focused almost exclusively those with prostate and testicular cancer, despite evidence that diagnosis treatment for most cancers impact sexuality. This Australian qualitative study explores experiences 21 men across a range cancer types stages, sexual orientations relationship contexts. Semi-structured interviews were analysed theoretical thematic analysis...

Abstract A robust and important body of scholarship is exploring the multiple layered complexities mothering paid work. In this paper, we theoretically empirically contribute to work by how, at level self, women with children understand themselves in relation their mothering. We have examined focus using a post‐structural feminist lens inspired Foucauldian ideas related subject technologies self. This perspective has focused our attention on informal practices an Australian university...

Abstract This paper presents results from a qualitative analysis of the perceptions Australian young women cigarette smokers have medical health messages espoused through anti-smoking campaigns. The study aims to show that deployment medico-scientific knowledges in most recent series campaigns disseminated New South Wales Australia (those which emerged 1990s under auspices National Tobacco Campaign (NTC)), means for number reasons, message becomes detached everyday life circumstances and...

Abstract Despite Australian and New Zealand Universities pledging to address gender inequities, the patriarchal history of universities continues impact careers women in academia. Under-representation senior leadership a culture masculinity can lead lack resources for feminist devaluing women’s work. We investigate how academic are playing game differently, making strategic moves navigate neoliberal neopatriarchal academy. explored experiences 22 through online qualitative surveys reflexive...

Throughout the last 20 years in Australia, young women have started smoking at a higher rate than men, and they seem less inclined to quit. Moreover, has dire health consequences that are unique women, is now seen as 'woman's issue'. The research reported this article explores what cigarette means see if forms part of their performative gender identity. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with volunteer sample smokers aged 18–24 explore subjective interpretations gendered...

Cigarette smoking among young people has been the source of much research in Australia and other developed counties during last 20 years. Most start their adolescent years, younger an begins more likely he or she is to become a regular smoker less quit. Moreover, women are starting at earlier age than men, greater rate men. I explored what cigarette meant see how decision related identity/ies formation. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with volunteer sample smokers aged...

Empathic and informative interactions with health professionals are important for the well-being of people cancer. However, there is a dearth research examining construction experience from perspective informal cancer carers.The aim this study was to explore how carers subjectively position their experiences professionals, in particular, as positive or negative, perceived consequences such interactions. Positioning theory used examine sociomedical shapes carers' them.Semistructured...