Factors Affecting Sexual Function and Body Image of Early-Stage Breast Cancer Survivors in Poland: A Short-Term Observation

Kowalczyk, Robert; Nowosielski, Krzysztof; Cedrych, Ida; Krzystanek, Marek; Głogowska, Iwona; Streb, Joanna; Kucharz, Jakub; Lew-Starowicz, Zbigniew

doi:10.1016/j.clbc.2018.09.006

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“…(2016) also found patient age and type of BC treatment had effect on physical and mental stress concerns and concerns about spousal relationship and support. According to findings of current study, there was no correlation between BI and marital status, as previously discussed (Cairo Notari et al., 2017; Kowalczyk et al., 2019). However, these women required medical support from healthcare providers and family members in order to feel normal again (Peerawong et al., 2019).…”

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confidence: 76%

“…However, these women required medical support from healthcare providers and family members in order to feel normal again (Peerawong et al., 2019). Although women need support from their husbands after breast surgery in order to adapt to the new BI (Carr et al., 2019), no other studies found a link between marital status and BI but found a link between BI and the quality of sexual and emotional relationship (Cairo Notari et al., 2017; Kowalczyk et al., 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Patient‐centred communication for women with breast cancer: Relation to body image perception

Ghaffari

Ghahramanian

Zamanzadeh

et al. 2020

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Patient‐centred communication for women with breast cancer: Relation to body image perception

Ghaffari

Ghahramanian

Zamanzadeh

et al. 2020

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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“…On the other hand, a study by Mroczek et al from 2012 showed improvement in the quality of the sexual life of patients treated for breast cancer, especially if their intimate life was important to them before the procedure and there was a strong emotional bond between partners [7]. Long-term studies showed that a modern approach to women after mastectomy should also include professional activities aimed at preserving or regaining sexual function to the extent the patient finds satisfactory [3,4].…”

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“…Therefore, negative self-perception of one’s changed body and the fear of rejection by the partner may lie at the heart of sexual dysfunction [ 3 ]. Undesirable effects of anticancer treatment, such as medical menopause, hormonal disorders, weight change, bladder dysfunction, vaginal shortening, disorders of arousal and lubrication, or pain during intercourse, also affect sexual satisfaction and the relationship with one’s partner [ 4 , 5 ]. Disruption of physical integrity of the female body often contributes to sexual dysfunction, even many years after therapy [ 6 ].…”

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“…Disruption of physical integrity of the female body often contributes to sexual dysfunction, even many years after therapy [ 6 ]. For many patients, returning to satisfactory sexual activity and regaining a sense of bodily attractiveness are measures of effectiveness of breast cancer treatment [ 4 ]. Literature indicates that patients receive insufficient support from medical staff when it comes to limiting sexual dysfunction after oncological treatment [ 5 ].…”

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Sexual functioning and self-esteem in women after mastectomy – a single-centre, non-randomised, cross-sectional study

Tarkowska¹,

Głowacka-Mrotek²,

Nowikiewicz³

et al. 2020

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Aim of the study The goal of our study was to assess the sexual functioning of patients undergoing mastectomy, five years after surgery, compared to a control group. Material and methods A cross-sectional study included 170 patients five years post mastectomy (group A1) and 149 healthy women (group A2) who had never been diagnosed with breast cancer. The study was conducted at the Oncology Centre in Bydgoszcz, at the Amazon Clubs, and at the University of the Third Age by the University of Economy in Bydgoszcz. Standardised questionnaires: the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) and Rosenberg’s SES (self-esteem scale) were used. Results Our study results show significantly worse sexual functioning in the domains pertaining to desire ( p = 0.0015), arousal ( p = 0.0052), lubrication ( p = 0.0026), ability to reach orgasm ( p = 0.0417), sexual satisfaction ( p = 0.0142), and the presence of clinically significant sexual dysfunction ( p = 0.0028) among patients after amputation of the mammary gland. On the scale of pain relating to sexuality, there were no significant differences between the two groups ( p > 0.05). The overall score in the FSFI questionnaire was also lower ( p = 0.0066) among women after mastectomy. Highly statistically significant ( p < 0.0001) differences in self-esteem were also noted between the two groups, with worse results observed in patients after mastectomy. Conclusions Diagnosis of sexual dysfunction in patients treated for breast cancer allows timely implementation of counselling and interventional therapy depending on the causal factors and individual preferences of patients.

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Body image and hopelessness among early‐stage breast cancer survivors after surgery in China: A cross‐sectional study

Yin

Wang

et al. 2021

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Worldwide, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women (Ferlay et al., 2015). Based on data from the Global Cancer Statistics 2018, it accounted for nearly 2.1 million newly diagnosed cancer cases in 185 countries (Bray et al., 2018). In China, from 2009 to 2011, breast cancer cases were estimated to be around 15.1% of all newly diagnosed cancer cases (Chen et al., 2016), and it is predicted that 2.5 million new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed among Chinese women by 2021 (Linos et al., 2008). Particularly, mastectomy has played an important role in this field, and it currently ranks among the most common treatments. In recent reports from Saudi Arabia (Al-Gaithy et al., 2019) and Brazil (Balabram et al., 2012), its rates ranged from 62.4% to 64.6% of all procedures related to breast cancer in 2011 (Brazil) and 2018 (Saudi Arabia); in some provinces of China (Huang et al., 2016;Lu et al., 2015), these numbers went as high as 80.41%-81.7% in 2014.Notwithstanding, such surgery procedures often cause many adverse effects towards breast cancer survivors' physical, psychological and spiritual health in the postsurgery period. Previous studies demonstrated that breast cancer surgery survivors could experience nausea and vomiting (Wesmiller et al., 2017

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Factors Affecting Sexual Function and Body Image of Early-Stage Breast Cancer Survivors in Poland: A Short-Term Observation

Cited by 48 publications

References 47 publications

Patient‐centred communication for women with breast cancer: Relation to body image perception

Patient‐centred communication for women with breast cancer: Relation to body image perception

Sexual functioning and self-esteem in women after mastectomy – a single-centre, non-randomised, cross-sectional study

Body image and hopelessness among early‐stage breast cancer survivors after surgery in China: A cross‐sectional study

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