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Development and validation of a sexual relations satisfaction scale in patients with breast cancer - "SEXSAT-Q".

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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 (?²/df?=?1.5, GFI?=?0.9, AGFI?=?0.84, CFI?=?0.959, RMSEA?=?0.062). Reliability was good (??=?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.

SUBMITTER: Mancha RG

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6698031 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Development and validation of a sexual relations satisfaction scale in patients with breast cancer - "SEXSAT-Q".

Mancha Rosario González RG Muñoz Montserrat M de la Cruz-Merino Luis L Calvo Lourdes L Cruz Josefina J Baena-Cañada Jose Manuel JM Fernandez Yolanda Y Ramos Manuel M Rodriguez Cesar Augusto CA Chacón Jose Ignacio JI Palomero Isabel I Llinares Julia J Rivero María M Ruiz Miguel Ángel MÁ

Health and quality of life outcomes 20190817 1

<h4>Purpose</h4>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.<h4>Methods</h4>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 h ...[more]

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Project description:BackgroundThe care itinerary for cancer involves difficulties that occur in several different areas, whether in the diagnostic procedures, in surgery, or in adjuvant treatment. The aim of this work was to obtain a valid instrument measuring satisfaction among patients with breast cancer and exploring their care itinerary overall.MethodsDevelopment phase: Patient focus groups were implemented in two French regions in order to identify areas of satisfaction in relation to the different phases of care provision in breast cancer. On the basis of the literature and the themes and wordings derived from the focus groups, the patients identified several areas of satisfaction, which they found to be partially covered in an American satisfaction measure that has been validated in the French general population (the Consumer Satisfaction Survey in its French version, CSS-VF, 39 items). The patient focus groups suggested adaptation of certain dimensions of this instrument to the potential care providers (37 items) and produced 45 new items in six areas. Validation phase: Using a large sample of patients (cohort of 820 women with invasive non-metastatic breast cancer) approached one month after treatment, this phase selected items that were comprehensible (non-response rate < 10%), non-redundant (r < 0.80) and reproducible (test-retest conducted on a sub-sample of 166 patients). The dimensions were identified by factor analysis on the selected items. Divergent and discriminant validity were assessed (relationships with quality of life questionnaire, comparisons between extreme groups).ResultsResults were in favour of not inserting additional broken-down items into the CSS-VF and retaining 21 new items. The factor analysis found the initial structure of the CSS-VF (39 items in 9 dimensions) and the 21 new items divide up into four dimensions (listening abilities and information provided by doctors, organisation and follow-up of medical care provision, psychological support, material environment). No redundancy was observed between new items and CSS-VF items. Internal consistency was high. Divergent and discriminant validity were satisfactory.ConclusionAdding four new dimensions to the CSS-VF yielded a valid 60-item instrument for assessment of care provided in breast cancer. These promising results now require further investigations of its responsiveness and its robustness in other linguistic, cultural and healthcare settings.

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Development and validation of a sexual relations satisfaction scale in patients with breast cancer - "SEXSAT-Q".

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Development and validation of a sexual relations satisfaction scale in patients with breast cancer - "SEXSAT-Q".

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