The use of purposeful sampling in a qualitative evidence synthesis: A worked example on sexual adjustment to a cancer trajectory

Table 2 Example of descriptive data extraction sheet

	Walker (2012)
Data collection	Interviews together as a couple, unstructured interviews
Method	Grounded theory methodology
Research question/ goal	To present the struggles that these couples faced when trying to adapt sexually to the side effects of prostate cancer treatment
Sample characteristics (Age, sex)	18 heterosexual couples
	(m 47-83 years)
	(f 32 -82 years)
	Age patients: 65,4 y
	Age partners: 61 y
	Ethnicity: Euro-canadian or American heritage, 1 who was Afro-American
	Type of cancer treatment: Prostate cancer, all undergoing Adrogen Deprivation Therapy
Concepts	an uncomfortable feeling about masturbation the avoidance of the topic of sexuality by the partners the more romantic husband ….
Main theoretical arguments	Whether couples choose to maintain sexual activity or cease engaging in sexual activity, they BOTH encounter a variety of struggles and for both choices, these struggles can be successfully overcome

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