Table 4 Maximum variation sampling
|  | Walker ( 2011) + Hanly (2014) | Gilbert (2010) + Fergus (2002) | Juraskova (2003) + Hartman (2014) |
|---|---|---|---|
struggling | Having a sense of loss + Anger, depression
Grieving about sexual changes | Altered body image + Identity struggle
Sexual changes as biographical disruption | Reduced vaginal lubrication + loss of libido
Sexual dysfunctions |
Exacerbation of struggling | Avoiding communication about the sexual changes + Minimization of side effects
Denial as one of the grief stages | Sticking to a coital imperative + Flaunting sexual prowess despite erectile function
Following hegemonic discourses of sexuality | Receiving radiotherapy combined with external radiation and brachytherapy + unpredictability of the side-effects
Characteristics of the cancer treatment |
Sexual adjustment | Accepting the decision to stop sexuality + Accepting sexual changes
Acceptance of sexual changes | Renegociating the practices of sexual intimacy + Redefinition of what sexuality means
Sexual rediscovery | Sexual adjustment and quality of life + Using Viagra leads to sex similar to before cancer
Sexual recovery |
Line of arguments | = Sexual adjustment as a grieving process | = Sexual adjustment as a cognitive restructuring process | = Sexual adjustment as a rehabilitation process |
