SynthesisBMC urology2020
Unmet needs in sexual health in bladder cancer patients: a systematic review of the evidence.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Sexual health of patients with lung cancer: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Pooled it
- Identifying the supportive care needs of people affected by non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: An integrative systematic review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Pooled it
- The effect of psychosocial interventions for sexual health in patients with pelvic cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) · 2024Pooled it
- Designing a Pragmatic Intervention to Help Improve the Bladder Cancer Patient Experience.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingPooled it
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- The Effect of Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Treatment on Sexual Functions and Mental Health in Male and Female Patients Diagnosed with Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer.Urology research & practice · 2026Article
- Oncosexology: A Narrative Review on Sexual Health and Quality of Life in Cancer Patients.Cancer medicine · 2026Review
- Exploring the unseen consequences: effects of cancer treatment on pelvic health and quality of life in breast cancer survivors-a matched cross-sectional observational study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Observational
- "It's Killed My Sex Life": Veteran Bladder Cancer Survivors' Perspectives on Sexual Problems and Intimacy.Archives of sexual behavior · 2026Article
- Proportion and Correlates of Psychiatric Morbidity Among Psychiatry-Assessed Oncology Inpatients.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Age-related differences in unmet needs and their predictors among adults with bladder cancer.Urologic oncology · 2025Article
- Pre-Implementation Assessment of a Sexual Health eClinic in Canadian Oncology Care.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Article
- Understanding oncological and sexual function outcomes with gynaecological organ preserving cystectomy in women with bladder cancer; a systematic review.BJUI compass · 2025Review
- Impact of transurethral resection of bladder tumors on sexual function and quality of life using ePROMs in patients with bladder cancer- a prospective cohort study.World journal of urology · 2025Article
- Implementation of a sexual health clinic in an oncology setting: patient and provider perspectives.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Prospective evaluation of sexual health following radical cystectomy due to bladder cancer.Sexual medicine · 2024Article
- Clinical Practice Strategies to Address Sexual Health in Female Cancer Survivors.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2023Review
- Preservation of Erectile and Ejaculatory Functions After Tetramodal Bladder-Sparing Therapy Incorporating Consolidative Partial Cystectomy Against Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer.Urology research & practice · 2023Article
- The Anatomy of a Hybrid In-Person and Virtual Sexual Health Clinic in Oncology.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Article
- Female sexual function in bladder cancer: A review of the evidence.BJUI compass · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundBladder cancer (BC) treatment can have a detrimental effect on the sexual organs of patients and yet assessment of sexual health needs has been greatly overlooked for these patients compared to those who have undergone other cancer therapies.
methodsThis review was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines in July 2019. Studies were identified by conducting searches for Medline (using the PubMed interface), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) and Ovid Gateway (Embase and Ovid) using a list of defined search terms.
results15 out of 37 studies included men only, 10 studies women only and 11 both sexes. Most participants were aged 50 to 65 years. Most studies (n = 34) focused on muscle invasive BC and only three on non-muscle invasive BC. Measurements of sexual dysfunction, including erection, ejaculation, firmness and desire, were the most commonly used measurements to report sexual health in men. In women, lubrification/dryness, desire, orgasm and dyspareunia were the most commonly reported. Twenty-one studies evaluated sexual dysfunction based on validated questionnaires, two with a non-validated questionnaire and through interviewing participants.
conclusionWhile recognition of the importance of the inclusion of psychometric measurements to assess sexual health is growing, there is a lack of consistent measures to assess sexual health in BC. With the focus on QoL arising in cancer survivorship, further studies are needed to develop, standardize and implement use of sexual health questionnaires with appropriate psychometrics and social measures to evaluate QoL in BC patients.
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