Abstract
The aim of this study is to develop a tool that is aligned with patients’ and health professionals’ needs to address sexual health in the context of anorectal malformations and Hirschsprung’s disease. A multiphased participatory action–research was conducted. First, an inventory of needs was made through interviews (11 patients, 11 professionals), three online focus groups (4 patients, 20 professionals), and a questionnaire (38 patients). Subsequently, four cocreation sessions with in total four patients and nine professionals were organized to translate the needs into a tool (in the form of a website). The websites’ functionality was assessed via a questionnaire (n = 34). The website, directed to patients, their parents, and professionals, stimulates awareness, fills knowledge gaps, and shows possibilities for support. The website is expected to change restrictive attitudes toward sexual health and improve the legitimization of the topic needed for the allocation of resources and sexologists’ involvement in current care pathways.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | DOI: 10.1177/1049732320944653 |
| Pages (from-to) | 2033-2048 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Qualitative Health Research |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 13 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 7 Aug 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Funding:The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The authors received financial support from Innovatiefonds
Zorgverzekeraars for conducting the research (nr. B17-180/
Dossier 3.501).
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