RT Journal Article
T1 Development and validation of a sexual relations satisfaction scale in patients with breast cancer - "SEXSAT-Q".
A1 Mancha, Rosario González
A1 Muñoz, Montserrat
A1 de la Cruz-Merino, Luis
A1 Calvo, Lourdes
A1 Cruz, Josefina
A1 Baena-Cañada, Jose Manuel
A1 Fernandez, Yolanda
A1 Ramos, Manuel
A1 Rodriguez, Cesar Augusto
A1 Chacón, Jose Ignacio
A1 Palomero, Isabel
A1 Llinares, Julia
A1 Rivero, María
A1 Ruiz, Miguel Ángel
K1 Breast
K1 Cancer
K1 Dysfunction
K1 Questionnaire
K1 Satisfaction
K1 Sexual
AB 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.
YR 2019
FD 2019-08-17
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/14403
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/14403
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DS RISalud
RD Apr 19, 2025