Sexual morbidity in very long term survivors of vaginal and cervical cancer: A comparison to national norms

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作者
Lindau, Stacy Tessler
Gavrilova, Natalia
Anderson, Diane
机构
[1] Univ Chicago, Pritzker Sch Med, Dept Obstet & Gynecol, Chicago, IL 60637 USA
[2] Univ Chicago, Pritzker Sch Med, Dept Geriatr Med, Chicago, IL 60637 USA
[3] Univ Chicago, Pritzker Sch Med, Dept Obstet & Gynecol, Chicago, IL 60637 USA
关键词
very long term survivor; sexuality; cervical cancer; vaginal cancer; physician-patient communication; sexual dysfunction;
D O I
10.1016/j.ygyno.2007.05.017
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
Objectives. To compare sexuality among very long term survivors of vaginal and cervical cancer to national norms and assess quality of care for sexual problems. Methods. A survey of survivors in a cancer registry (n=221) provided data comparable to the 1992 National Health and Social Life Survey (NHSLS). The NHSLS sample was individually matched on age and race to survivors at a 2:1 ratio. Responses were compared using conditional logistic regression and two-sample t-tests. Correlates of sexual problems among survivors were analyzed using multivariate logistic regression. Results. Survivors' mean age was 49 years (SD=6.0); median survivorship was 26.8 years (range 5.5-39.7). Survivors and controls reported similar levels of sexual partnership and activity, but sexual problems were significantly more prevalent among survivors (mean number of problems 2.6 versus 1.1, P<0.001). Satisfaction with care for sexual problems was lower than with cancer care overall (5.5 versus 8.0/10, P<0.001). While 74% believed that physicians should discuss sex, 62% reported never discussing the effect of genital tract cancer on sexuality. In adjusted analysis, survivors reporting no such discussion were significantly snore likely to exhibit current complex sexual morbidity (>= 3 concurrent sexual problems) (OR 2.74, 95% CI 1.14-6.58). Conclusions. Despite profoundly more sexual problems, survivors' rate of sexual partnership and activity was similar to population controls. Satisfaction with care relating to sexuality was significantly lower than with cancer care overall. Conversation with a physician about the sexual effects of cancer is associated with significantly lower likelihood of complex sexual morbidity among very long term survivors. (C) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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