Breast sensorisexual function: a novel patient-reported outcome measure of sexual sensory functions of the breast.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A validated measure assessing sexual sensory functions of the breast is needed to optimize sexual and other health outcomes after breast procedures.

Aim

To describe the development of a patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) to assess breast sensorisexual function (BSF).

Methods

We applied the PROMIS standards (Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System) for measure development and evaluation of validity. An initial conceptual model of BSF was developed with patients and experts. A literature review yielded a pool of 117 candidate items that underwent cognitive testing and iteration. Forty-eight items were administered to an ethnically diverse, national panel-based sample of sexually active women with breast cancer (n = 350) or without (n = 3

SUBMITTER: Abramsohn EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10149380 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature