%0 Journal Article
%A Mancha, Rosario González
%A Muñoz, Montserrat
%A de la Cruz-Merino, Luis
%A Calvo, Lourdes
%A Cruz, Josefina
%A Baena-Cañada, Jose Manuel
%A Fernandez, Yolanda
%A Ramos, Manuel
%A Rodriguez, Cesar Augusto
%A Chacón, Jose Ignacio
%A Palomero, Isabel
%A Llinares, Julia
%A Rivero, María
%A Ruiz, Miguel Ángel
%T Development and validation of a sexual relations satisfaction scale in patients with breast cancer - "SEXSAT-Q".
%D 2019
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10668/14403
%X 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. 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. 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. We were able to develop a short questionnaire (17 items) capable of measuring sexual satisfaction in women with breast cancer with good metric properties.
%K Breast
%K Cancer
%K Dysfunction
%K Questionnaire
%K Satisfaction
%K Sexual
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