Psychosexual Functioning of Female Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Report From the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There is a growing population of childhood cancer survivors at risk for adverse outcomes, including sexual dysfunction.

Aim

To estimate the prevalence of and risk factors for sexual dysfunction among adult female survivors of childhood cancer and evaluate associations between dysfunction and psychological symptoms/quality of life (QOL).

Methods

Female survivors (N = 936, mean 7.8 ± 5.6 years at diagnosis; 31 ± 7.8 years at evaluation) and noncancer controls (N = 122) participating in the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort Study completed clinical evaluations, Sexual Functioning Questionnaires (SFQ), and Medical Outcomes Survey Short Forms 36 (SF-36). Linear models compared SFQ scores between sexually active survivors (N = 712) and controls; survivors with scores <1

SUBMITTER: Bjornard KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7552816 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature