Contemporary Nursing

Objective To conduct an in-depth investigation of the symptom experience of low anterior rectal resection syndrome after bowel resection in patients with ovarian cancer, aiming to provide a reference for the subsequent intervention measures for targeted symptom management. Methods A descriptive qualitative method was used for the study. Eleven patients who underwent low anterior rectal resection for ovarian cancer were selected by purposive sampling and retrospective semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted to collect data. Content analysis was used to analyze the data and form themes. Results The survey suggested that the Chinese version of the low anterior rectal resection syndrome score sheet indicated that the LARS scores at one month, three months, and six months after surgery were significantly higher than those before surgery. Through in-depth interviews, 4 themes and 7 sub-themes were extracted, namely, physical symptom experience (trouble with incomplete defecation and incontinence, trouble caused by insomnia, decreased sexual function and unsatisfied sexual desire), psychological symptom experience (anxiety and fear, uncertainty about symptom outcome), social support experience (family relationship and support, information needs, social interaction and integration), and increased economic burden. Conclusion Understand the specific impact of LARS on patients quality of life, understand patients needs for relevant resources, and enhance understanding of the occurrence, recovery and influencing factors of LARS after low anterior rectal resection for ovarian cancer, so as to achieve the goal of improving patients quality of life and ultimately improving patients prognosis. Provide reference and reference for the next step of constructing a LARS management plan for patients with ovarian cancer after low anterior rectal resection.

Ovarian cancer; Low anterior rectal resection syndrome; Qualitative research; Nursing