Development and validation of a sexual relations satisfaction scale in patients with breast cancer - "SEXSAT-Q".
Health Qual Life Outcomes
; 17(1): 143, 2019 Aug 17.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Because the currently available questionnaires to evaluate sexual changes on breast cancer women only address the sexual sphere with a few questions our purpose was to develop a questionnaire that assesses changes in sexual dysfunction and satisfaction in women treated for breast cancer.METHODS:
A sample was selected of women aged between 18 and 65 who had had surgery for breast cancer, completed neoadjuvant/adjuvant chemotherapy treatment and could be receiving adjuvant hormonal treatment, with an active sex life at least 3 months before starting treatment. Metastatic disease was excluded. A questionnaire structured in 4 dimensions was developed. The MOS SF-12 and QLQ-BR23 questionnaires were also provided. The following metric properties were evaluated item analysis; internal consistency; temporal stability; construct validity; concurrent, convergent and divergent validity; and feasibility.RESULTS:
Three samples were recruited a pilot sample of 20; a reduction sample of 152; and a validation sample of 148. The presence of 6 dimensions was confirmed 1) Loss of sex drive; 2) worsening of body image; 3) psychological coping; 4) discomfort during intercourse; 5) satisfaction with sexual relations; and 6) satisfaction with breast reconstruction. Good goodness-of-fit statistics were obtained (χ2/df = 1.5, GFI = 0.9, AGFI = 0.84, CFI = 0.959, RMSEA = 0.062). Reliability was good (α = 0.855), as was test-retest stability (r = 0.838). The correlation with the convergent questionnaires proved to be higher than that obtained with generic measurements.CONCLUSIONS:
We were able to develop a short questionnaire (17 items) capable of measuring sexual satisfaction in women with breast cancer with good metric properties.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Orgasm
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Quality of Life
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Breast Neoplasms
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Surveys and Questionnaires
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Health Qual Life Outcomes
Journal subject:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Spain