Chart 3. Characterization of selected studies.
| Title | Country/year | Objective | Sample | Method | Main results | Critical Appraisal Skills Programme quality assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sexuality of men experiencing intestinal ostomies: stories about feelings and meanings(9) |
Brazil 2022 |
Understand the feelings and meanings of sexuality of adult men with intestinal stomas. | 30 men | Qualitative study of the historical-analytical and comprehensive-exploratory type, analyzed using the thematic oral history method. | Adult men with intestinal stomas experience multiple feelings linked to their sexuality, such as impulsive, emotional, affective and orientational feelings. | A |
| “What I was and what I am”: A qualitative study of survivors’ experience of urological cancer(18) | Brazil 2020 |
Analyze the experience of surviving urological cancer from men’s perspective. | Ten men | Qualitative study, using narrative methodology, analyzed based on cultural concepts derived from interpretive medical anthropology. | The narratives reveal identity transitions from healthy men to men marked by illness. In an attempt to preserve their masculinity, they sought to portray themselves as normal men, although survival represented an experience of liminality and biographical rupture. | A |
| A qualitative study exploring male cancer patients’ experiences with percutaneous nephrostomy(19) | Denmark 2015 | Describe how nephrostomy is perceived by patients and its repercussions on their daily lives. | Ten men | Qualitative study, with semi-structured interviews interpreted based on Grounded Theory. | Nephrostomy treatment reduced physical activity and restricted social life. Patients reported limitations in carrying out their usual social activities, citing leakage and odor as limiting factors. | A |
| The impact of colorectal cancer on leisure participation: A narrative study(20) |
Australia 2015 |
Explore changes in participation in leisure activities as a result of a cancer diagnosis and subsequent treatments, as well as the factors that facilitated or restricted this participation and the meaning participants attributed to leisure participation patterns. | Four men | Qualitative study, with narrative method analyzed through thematic analysis. | During treatment, men prioritized passive occupations over more active or community-based ones, due to the limitations imposed by the colostomy bag. | A |
| The meaning of being a man with intestinal stoma due to colorectal Cancer: an anthropological approach to masculinities(21) |
Brazil 2009 |
Analyze the meanings that men with intestinal stoma attribute to the experience of the disease and treatment of colorectal cancer. | 16 men | Qualitative study, with data collected through participant observation and semi-structured interviews, analyzed using an inductive approach. | The diagnostic tests left physical and emotional scars, and scratches on their masculinities. The attempt to return to normality was based on the symbolic concept of honor that governs men’s expectations and actions at home and in social life. | A |
| ‘Sexual Problems of Patients with Urostomy: A Qualitative Study(22) |
Turkey 2017 |
Identify the experiences, perceptions and problems of patients who underwent urostomy due to bladder cancer in relation to the effects of urostomy on their sexual life and that of their spouses/partners. | Ten men | Qualitative study with a phenomenological approach. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and coded and organized into topics based on content analysis. | Men reported discomfort with their altered body image due to the stoma, noting bulge under their clothes, difficulty wearing pants, and constant use of tracksuits. They also reported sexual dysfunction and a lack of professional support to address these issues. | A |