Estratégias utilizadas para auxiliar pacientes que apresentam impotência sexual pós-cirurgia de prostatectomia

Abstract

Introduction: This study proposes an analysis of the strategies used to help patients with sexual impotence after prostatectomy surgery, considering the significant number of men affected by this condition, seeking to broaden the field of research by analyzing not only pharmacological strategies, but also non-pharmacological therapies. Objective: To identify the strategies employed by patients who have developed sexual impotence after prostatectomy. Methodology: This is an integrative literature review, which took place between November 2022 and December 2023, based on the following stages: identification of the theme, elaboration of the guiding question; determination of the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The literature was searched using: Descriptors in Health Science (DECs) and their equivalents in Medical Subject Headings (MESH) and Embase subject headings (Emtree), data was collected from the following databases: National Library of Medicine, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature and Scopus. Results: The final sample consisted of 12 studies, all of international origin, published between 2009 and 2023, with the main strategies being the use of phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors, followed by shockwave therapy and vacuum therapy. Final considerations: I would like to highlight the importance of this study, as it not only identifies strategies individually, but also explores pharmacological and non-pharmacological combinations, as well as being a source of knowledge for health professionals and men who are afraid of undergoing the prostatectomy procedure, foreseeing the loss of their sex life and consequently their relationships.