Sexual functioning among young adult cancer patients: A 2-year longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer-related sexual dysfunction has been reported among adolescents and young adults (AYAs); however, its prevalence over time has not been examined. This longitudinal study investigated sexual dysfunction in AYAs over the course of 2 years after the initial diagnosis.

Methods

Young adult patients (18-39 years old) completed the Medical Outcomes Study Sexual Functioning Scale within the first 4 months of their diagnosis (n = 123) and again 6 (n = 107) and 24 months later (n = 95). An ordered multinomial response model analyzed changes in the probability of reporting sexual dysfunction over time and the independent effects of demographic, clinical, and psychosocial variables.

Results

More than half of the participants reported sexual functioning to be prob

SUBMITTER: Acquati C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7514897 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature