[ABSTRAK Kanker urogenital dan penatalaksanaannya sering kali menyebabkan perubahanidentitas seksual dan juga merubah struktur tubuh baik secara nyata ataupun keluhansubjektif pasien. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengidentifikasi gambaran pengalamankehidupan seksual pasien kanker urogenital bersama pasangannya, yang telahmenjalani kemoterapi, terapi radiasi atau pembedahan. Penelitian menggunakanpenelitian fenomenologi. Metode pengambilan data menggunakan teknik wawancara.Penelitian dilakukan di Siloam Hospitals Lippo Village. Partisipan adalah pasienkanker urogenital beserta pasanganya. Pengolahan Data dilakukan dengan caraverbatim, selanjutnya dianalisis dengan content analysis menggunakan teknik Colaizzi.Hasil penelitian didapatkan empat tema, yaitu ketidaknyamanan dalam melakukanhubungan seksual sebagai dampak perubahan kondisi fisik, ketidakterbukaan pasangandalam menyampaikan kepuasan seksual untuk lebih berfokus pada upaya pengobatan,pengalihan hasrat dalam berhubungan seksual sebagai upaya beradaptasi denganperubahan kondisi fisik, dan ketidakjelasan tentang pola hubungan seksual yang amanselama masa pengobatan. Kesimpulan: perubahan kondisi fisik dan psikososial pasienkanker urogenital menyebabkan permasalahan dalam kehidupan seksualnya. Hasilpenelitian ini merekomendasikan agar perawat proaktif dalam melakukan upayaprofesionalnya dalam perawatan klien kanker urogenital termasuk pemenuhankebutuhan seksual. ABSTRACT Urogenital cancers and their management leads to changes in sexual identity and alsochange the structure of the body, either real or subjective complaints. This study aimsto identify the description of the sexual life experience among urogenital cancerpatients with their partner, who had chemotherapy , pre-surgery or post-surgery. Thestudy used a qualitative research design with a phenomenological approach. Locationof this research in Siloam Hospitals Lippo Village. Participant were patients diagnosedwith urogenital cancer and their partner. Data processed in verbatim form, thenanalyzed using content analysis with Collaizi technique. Results of this study, foundfour themes, these are the themes had found: discomfort in sexual intercourse as aresult of changes in physical conditions, Lack of openness partner in delivering sexualsatisfaction in order to focus on treatment efforts, diversion of desire in intercourse asan attempt to adapt to the changing physical conditions, Attention couples (wife) as aneffort to adapt with changing physical condition of the client (the husband),Obscuration of pattern in safe sex during the treatment period. Conclusion: thephysical condition and psychosocial changing of urogenital cancer patients led toproblems in sexual life. The results of this study indicated that nurses proactive in theirprofessional efforts in the treatment of urogenital cancer clients including sexualfulfillment;Urogenital cancers and their management leads to changes in sexual identity and alsochange the structure of the body, either real or subjective complaints. This study aimsto identify the description of the sexual life experience among urogenital cancerpatients with their partner, who had chemotherapy , pre-surgery or post-surgery. Thestudy used a qualitative research design with a phenomenological approach. Locationof this research in Siloam Hospitals Lippo Village. Participant were patients diagnosedwith urogenital cancer and their partner. Data processed in verbatim form, thenanalyzed using content analysis with Collaizi technique. Results of this study, foundfour themes, these are the themes had found: discomfort in sexual intercourse as aresult of changes in physical conditions, Lack of openness partner in delivering sexualsatisfaction in order to focus on treatment efforts, diversion of desire in intercourse asan attempt to adapt to the changing physical conditions, Attention couples (wife) as aneffort to adapt with changing physical condition of the client (the husband),Obscuration of pattern in safe sex during the treatment period. Conclusion: thephysical condition and psychosocial changing of urogenital cancer patients led toproblems in sexual life. The results of this study indicated that nurses proactive in theirprofessional efforts in the treatment of urogenital cancer clients including sexualfulfillment, Urogenital cancers and their management leads to changes in sexual identity and alsochange the structure of the body, either real or subjective complaints. This study aimsto identify the description of the sexual life experience among urogenital cancerpatients with their partner, who had chemotherapy , pre-surgery or post-surgery. Thestudy used a qualitative research design with a phenomenological approach. Locationof this research in Siloam Hospitals Lippo Village. Participant were patients diagnosedwith urogenital cancer and their partner. Data processed in verbatim form, thenanalyzed using content analysis with Collaizi technique. Results of this study, foundfour themes, these are the themes had found: discomfort in sexual intercourse as aresult of changes in physical conditions, Lack of openness partner in delivering sexualsatisfaction in order to focus on treatment efforts, diversion of desire in intercourse asan attempt to adapt to the changing physical conditions, Attention couples (wife) as aneffort to adapt with changing physical condition of the client (the husband),Obscuration of pattern in safe sex during the treatment period. Conclusion: thephysical condition and psychosocial changing of urogenital cancer patients led toproblems in sexual life. The results of this study indicated that nurses proactive in theirprofessional efforts in the treatment of urogenital cancer clients including sexualfulfillment] |