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Table 3 Intensity sampling: Example of reciprocal translation of 3 concepts

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

Concepts

Walker (2011)

Gilbert (2010)

Juraskova (2003)

Sexual struggling

Having a sense of loss

Altered body image

Reduced vaginal lubrication

Exacerbation of struggling

Avoiding communication about the sexual changes

Sticking to a coital imperative

Receiving radiotherapy combined with external radiation and brachytherapy

Sexual adjustment

Accepting the decision to stop sexuality

Renegotiating the practices of sexual intimacy

Sexual adjustment and quality of life