Impact of cancer on sexuality: How is the Moroccan patient affected?

The quality of sexual life in women with gynaecological cancers

“…Thus, female sexuality should not only be seen in terms of sexual intercourse but also discussed from a wider perspective. Female sexuality is aVected more negatively in gynaecological cancers than in other cancer types and chronic diseases [8,9]. In our study, the mean score of SQOL was found to be moderate.…”

“…Sexuality has a wide meaning including outward appearance, giving birth, maintenance of sexual function and womanhood [4,8,16,17]. Thus, female sexuality should not only be seen in terms of sexual intercourse but also discussed from a wider perspective.…”

“…Moreover, it is reported that sexuality is aVected more negatively and sexual problems continue for a longer time in gynaecological cancers compared with other that of chronic diseases [8,9]. Grumann and colleagues [10] stated that women who underwent hysterectomy because of cancer experienced more sexual problems compared with those who underwent hysterectomy because of benign causes.…”

Validity and Reliability Study of James Supportive Care Screening for Cancer Patients

“…It is composed of 48 items and six subscales in total. Subscales of the scale are composed of emotional concerns (14), spiritual/religious concerns (4), health care concerns (4), social/ practical problems (6), cognitive concerns (3), and physical symptoms (17) questions. Scaling questions are answered by using the options of: None (0), mild (1), moderate (2), and severe (3).…”

“…[9][10][11][12][13] Furthermore, there are many researches made proving that there are problems that exist causing individuals to experience distress in physical, social, and spiritual areas of life. [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] Thus, the problems experienced by individuals diagnosed with cancer and distress that occur as a result of these problems should be handled together. As each area of life interacts with one another, problems get more complicated while correlation between life quality and disease is being negatively influenced.…”