Patient-provider communication about sexual concerns in cancer: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Cancer survivors' needs around sexual concerns are often unmet. The primary objective of this systematic review was to examine the prevalence of and factors associated with patient-provider communication about sexual concerns in cancer.

Methods

Using PRISMA guidelines, we searched PubMed/MEDLINE, PsychInfo, and CINAHL databases for peer-reviewed quantitative research papers (2000-2015) in cancer samples. Search terms across three linked categories were used (sexuality, communication, and cancer). The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Sexual Function Guidelines were used as a framework to categorize communication reported in each study.

Results

Twenty-nine studies from 10 countries (29 % in USA) were included. Studies assessed patients only (21), pro

SUBMITTER: Reese JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5357584 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature