ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2016
Sexuality after breast cancer: cultural specificities of Tunisian population.
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- Sexual activity and cancer: A systematic review of prevalence, predictors and information needs among female Arab cancer survivors.European journal of cancer care · 2022Pooled it
- Depression, Anxiety, and Other Mental Disorders in Patients With Cancer in Low- and Lower-Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JCO global oncology · 2021Pooled it
- Supportive care needs of women with breast cancer in the Middle East and North Africa region: A scoping review.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2026Review
- Relationship between family support, serum lipid knowledge and quality of life in Chinese breast cancer women with adjuvant endocrine therapy.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Article
- "I Lost My Gift to Him": The Consequences of Female Sexual Dysfunction on Breast Cancer Survivors in Malaysia.Archives of sexual behavior · 2022Article
- Effects of the Better Model Based Counseling on Sexuality of Women with Breast Cancer.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2022Article
- Coping Strategies for Sexual Problems and Sexual Dysfunction Amongst Malay Women With Breast Cancer. A Qualitative Study.Sexual medicine · 2021Article
- Qualitative exploration of sexual life among breast cancer survivors at reproductive age.BMC women's health · 2021Article
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- The Predictors of Sexual Satisfaction among Iranian Women with Breast Cancer.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2021Article
- [Assessment of quality of sexual life in women after breast cancer treatment: about 100 cases].The Pan African medical journal · 2021Article
- Sexual Quality of Life in Women with Breast Cancer.Health psychology research · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionWomen's sexuality may be particularly affected after breast cancer. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the changes in sexual life after treatment of breast cancer in Tunisian women and to identify the influence of demographic and clinical factors on sexuality.
methodsWe recruited 50 patients who were in remission for at least 3 months after initial treatment of breast cancer. Sexuality and body image were evaluated using the Arabic version of the specific scale of breast cancer QLQ-BR23. Screening for emotional disorders has been done with the Arabic version of HAD scale (Hospital anxiety and depression scale).
resultsPatients had poor sexual functioning and sexual satisfaction and the mean scores were respectively 45.3% and 43.9%. Only menopausal status and sexual difficulties in the partner was significantly related to poorer sexual satisfaction (p respectively 0.018 and 0.014). According to the HAD scale, 42% of patients had anxiety and 44% had depression. The sexual satisfaction was statistically associated with the presence of anxiety symptoms (p=0.0003).
conclusionResults suggest that the psychological side and the sexual difficulties in partner are the most important factors that appear to be involved in sexual satisfaction of Tunisian women after breast cancer. So, those factors need to be taken into account in therapeutic process and psychological counseling to maintain and enhance patient's psychological well-being.
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