Objective: This study aimed to examine the experiences of patients and their partners about their sexual lives after Spinal Cord Injury (SCI).

Design: This qualitative study was based on Heidegger’s hermeneutic phenomenological approach.

Setting: The Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Outpatient Clinic of a city hospital in the Central Anatolia Region in Turkey.

Participants: The study consisted of seven female and six male patients with spinal cord injury and their partners.

Outcome measures: The textual analysis was carried out in three stages: (1) a naive reading, (2) a structural analysis, and (3) a comprehensive understanding of the text including a discussion. The sample size was calculated by using the criterion sampling technique.

Results: As a result of the in-depth interviews with individuals with SCI about their sexual experiences, five themes were derived: (1) first confrontation with SCI, (2) experienced sexual problems, (3) coping, (4) partners’ views on sexual problems, and (5) other people.

Conclusion: It was found that the sex life of individuals with SCI was negatively affected, they were left helpless in dealing with their problems, and that some patients had difficulties in coping with this condition.

目的：本研究旨在调查患者及其伴侣在脊髓损伤 (SCI) 后的性生活经历。

设计：这项定性研究基于海德格尔的诠释学现象学方法。

地点：土耳其中部安纳托利亚地区一家城市医院的物理医学和康复门诊。

参与者：该研究由七名女性和六名男性脊髓损伤患者及其伴侣组成。

结果测量：文本分析分三个阶段进行：（1）幼稚阅读，（2）结构分析，以及（3）对文本的全面理解，包括讨论。使用标准抽样技术计算样本量。

结果：作为对 SCI 患者性经历的深入访谈的结果，得出了五个主题：（1）与 SCI 的第一次对抗，（2）经历过的性问题，（3）应对，（4）伴侣的对性问题的看法，以及 (5) 其他人。

结论：发现SCI患者的性生活受到负面影响，他们在处理自己的问题时束手无策，部分患者难以应对这种情况。