Artículo
Development and validation of a sexual relations satisfaction scale in patients with breast cancer — “SEXSAT-Q”
Autor/es | González Mancha, Rosario
Muñoz, Montserrat Cruz Merino, Luis de la Calvo, Lourdes Cruz, Josefina Baena-Cañada, Jose Manuel Ruiz, Miguel Ángel |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Medicina |
Fecha de publicación | 2019 |
Fecha de depósito | 2024-03-07 |
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Resumen | 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 ... 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 (χ 2 /df = 1.5, GFI = 0.9, AGFI = 0.84, CFI = 0.959, RMSEA = 0.062). Reliability was good (α = 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. |
Cita | González Mancha, R., Muñoz, M., Cruz Merino, L.d.l., Calvo, L., Cruz, J., Baena-Cañada, J.M. y Ruiz, M.Á. (2019). Development and validation of a sexual relations satisfaction scale in patients with breast cancer — “SEXSAT-Q”. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 17 (1), 143. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-019-1197-7. |
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