Question

2.3 Considerin considering the article entitled, Psychosexual experiences of men following a merapy for prostate cancer in Johannesburg, South Africa, Dy Phahlamohlaka, MN, Mdletshe. S & Lawrence, H. 2018. Critique the research method utilised in this study using the following headings: 2.3.1 Sampling 2.3.2 Data collection 2.3.2 Rigour

Answer 1

Sampling: In the sampling only the patients experiences have been mentioned. The patients are only the samples. But their sexual partner, doctors, wives should be included in the research.

Data collection: Data have been collected only through interview of the patients. No clinical records have been mentioned. On the other hand, there are some missing links. The mental condition immediately after the diagnosis is recorded nowhere. Most of them must say the common matters.

Rigour: It is not so sound. When prostate cancer is diagnosed then the concerned person becomes so tensed and nervous that he does not think about sexual matter. Besides, there is a great psychological change when a person is diagnosed as a cancer patient. After cure they also undergo a great psychological change. Naturally it is difficult for one to remember how was the psychological state before diease. They all must say the common matter of their fear of death. So, in the interview all the records are not reliable. Again, data collected through interview can not be completely reliable. Therefore the findings are not beyond doubt.