ArticleAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP2016
Effects of Sexual Rehabilitation Using the PLISSIT Model on Quality of Sexual Life and Sexual Functioning in Post-Mastectomy Breast Cancer Survivors
Article in Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06017128 (The Effect of Sexual Counseling Based on the PLISSIT Model on Sexual Function, Quality of Life, and Comfort in Patients Undergoing Hip Replacement), which is not on this map. Cited by 29 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Effect of Sexual Counseling Based on the PLISSIT Model on Sexual Function, Quality of Life, and Comfort in Patients Undergoing Hip Replacement
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Feasibility and effectiveness of communication tools for addressing intimacy and sexuality in patients with cancer: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Pooled it
- Incidence and severity of sexual dysfunction among women with breast cancer: a meta-analysis based on female sexual function index.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2019Pooled it
- Effects of positive sex education and pelvic floor strengthening program on sexual and pelvic health among youngest old: a randomized controlled trial.BMC geriatrics · 2025Trial
- Effect of PLISSIT model counseling on the sexual quality of life of infertile women: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Effect of WhatsApp-based BETTER model sexual counselling on sexual function and sexual quality of life in breast cancer survivors: a randomized control trial.BMC women's health · 2024Trial
- Effect of Sexual Counseling Training in Gynecological Cancers According to the PLISSIT Model on Midwifery Students' Awareness and Attitude: A Randomized Clinical Trial.International journal of community based nursing and midwifery · 2024Trial
- Effect of online solution-focused counseling on the sexual quality of life of women with a history of breast cancer: a clinical trial.BMC women's health · 2023Trial
- The effect of PLISSIT based counseling model on sexual function, quality of life, and sexual distress in women surviving breast cancer: a single-group pretest-posttest trial.BMC women's health · 2021Trial
- Meta-analysis of the effect of sexual health nursing interventions on improving post-treatment sexual dysfunction and partner relationship satisfaction in breast cancer patients.Sexual medicine · 2026Review
- Sexual dysfunction after cancer: gender differences, tumor-specific patterns, and implications for sexual medicine practice.Oncology reviews · 2026Review
- Effects of non-pharmacological interventions on sexual health in patients with breast cancer: A network meta-analysis.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2025Review
- Sexual function index adaptation for breast cancer patients (FSFI-BC)- translation and psychometric properties of Persian version.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- Adapted Counseling Care Model for Management of Female Sexual Dysfunction Among Women Living With and Without HIV.International journal of MCH and AIDS · 2024Article
- Patient reported improvement in sexual health outcomes following care in a sexual health clinic for women with cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
- Association of sexual attitudes with sexual dysfunction and sexual distress among Chinese breast cancer survivors: a cross-sectional study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of online sexual education based on the extended PLISSIT model on sexual function and sexual satisfaction in women undergoing breast cancer treatment.Journal of education and health promotion · 2023Article
- Non-physician's challenges in sexual and reproductive health care provision for women of reproductive age with cancer: a scoping review of barriers and facilitators.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Article
- Quality of Life in Hematologic Malignancy in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2022Review
- Changes and challenges in sexual life experienced by the husbands of women with breast cancer: a qualitative study.BMC women's health · 2022Article
- Sexual health outcomes of PLISSIT-based counseling versus grouped sexuality education among Iranian women with breast cancer: A randomized clinical trial.Sexual and relationship therapy : journal of the British Association for Sexual and Relationship Therapy · 2022Article
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Abstract
Background and Objectives: As one of the most common treatments for breast cancer, mastectomy has adverse effects on the quality of sexual life and sexual functioning in the impacted women. Various strategies have therefore been proposed to resolve their sexual problems. The present study was conducted to determine the effect of sexual rehabilitation using the PLISSIT model in post-mastectomy breast cancer survivors. Materials and Methods: The present quasi-experimental study was conducted on a population of post-mastectomy breast cancer survivors and their husbands. Sample size was calculated as 50 each for intervention and non-intervention groups. The former received sexual counseling based on the PLISSIT model consisting of four levels of intervention: permission, limited information, specific suggestion and intensive therapy, presented in four 90-minute sessions. Data were collected using the Sexual Quality of Life-Female (SQOL-F) questionnaire and the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). Results: No significant differences were observed in the mean quality of sexual life scores between the intervention and control groups (P>0.05) before the intervention; however, a significant difference emerged between the groups after the intervention (P<0.01). Thus the mean score for sexual functioning in the intervention group was 26.3±3.76 before and30.0±4.38 after the intervention (P<0.0001). In the control group, however, the difference between the pre- and post-intervention mean scores was not statistically significant (P=0.713). Conclusion: The present study showed that nurses can use the PLISSIT model in conjunction with chemotherapy and radiotherapy to teach coping and problem-solving skills to women with breast cancer and their husbands and to encourage their participation in group programs for expressing their feelings and attitudes about their current sex life and thus help enhance quality of sexual life and sexual functioning in this group.
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