Trial reportPsycho-oncology2021
Efficacy of a multimedia intervention in facilitating breast cancer patients' clinical communication about sexual health: Results of a randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Psycho-oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07658937 (Improving Sexual and Reproductive Health Communication Between Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Patients and Clinicians), which is not on this map. Cited by 16 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Improving Sexual and Reproductive Health Communication Between Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Patients and Clinicians: ReSPECT Intervention Proof-of-Concept Testing
Who cites it
16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
- 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
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- Preliminary evaluation of the acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility of an online sexual health educational video series for breast cancer patients.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Trial
- Starting the Conversation: randomized pilot trial of an intervention to promote effective clinical communication about sexual health for gynecologic cancer survivors.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2024Trial
- Sexual function in chronic illness and cancer perspectives of the patient, partner, and healthcare provider; innovations; and updates: recommendations from the Fifth International Consultation on Sexual Medicine (ICSM 2024).Sexual medicine reviews · 2026Review
- Effectiveness of a Psychosexual Group Intervention to Treat Problems of Sexual Desire in Women with Cancer: An Experimental Study.Archives of sexual behavior · 2026Article
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of digital interventions for mental health in cancer patients and survivors.NPJ digital medicine · 2025Article
- Developing a patient-centered educational video series on sexual health for women with breast cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Assessing the perceived usefulness and impact of a sexual health consultation service for female patients in a comprehensive cancer center.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Article
- Factorial Trial to Optimize an Internet-Delivered Intervention for Sexual Health After Breast Cancer: Protocol for the WF-2202 Sexual Health and Intimacy Enhancement (SHINE) Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Sexual health in Belgian cervical cancer survivors: an exploratory qualitative study.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Investigating sexual health after breast cancer by longitudinal assessment of patient-reported outcomes.ESMO open · 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
- Current Considerations in Interventions to Address Sexual Function and Improve Care for Women with Cancer.Current sexual health reports · 2022Article
- Active Engagement, Protective Buffering, and Depressive Symptoms in Young-Midlife Couples Surviving Cancer: The Roles of Age and Sex.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- "I'm Not Fighting Anymore So What Do I Do Now?" Young Women's Challenges While Transitioning Out of Active Breast Cancer Treatment and into Survivorship.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveMany women with breast cancer (BC) hesitate to raise sexual concerns clinically. We evaluated a multimedia intervention to facilitate BC patients' communication about sexual/menopausal health, called Starting the Conversation (STC).
methodsFemale BC patients (N = 144) were randomly assigned to either STC (20-min video, workbook, and resource guide) or control (resource guide only). Audio-recorded dialogue from patients' next oncology clinic encounter was coded for patients' sexual health communication. Self-report surveys assessed patients' beliefs about sexual health communication, self-efficacy for clinical interactions, sexual function/activity, anxiety/depression symptoms, and quality of life at baseline, post-intervention, and 2-month follow-up. T-tests or mixed-effects logistic regression compared study arms.
resultsWomen in the STC arm were more likely to raise the topic of sexual health (51%; OR = 2.62 [1.02, 6.69], p = 0.04) and ask a sexual health question (40%; OR = 2.85 [1.27, 6.38], p = 0.01) during their clinic encounter than those in the control arm (30% and 19% for raise and ask, respectively). At follow-up, women in the STC arm showed greater improvements in sexual health communication self-efficacy (p = 0.009) and in anxiety symptoms (p = 0.03), and more women were sexually active at follow-up, compared to the control arm (OR = 1.5, 70% vs. 46%, p = 0.04).
conclusionsThe STC intervention facilitated women's clinical communication about sexual health and reduced women's anxiety, possibly due to increased confidence in expressing their medical needs. Helpful information gained from clinical discussions could have improved women's willingness or ability to engage in sexual activity. Future studies should identify aspects of the clinical encounter most critical to improving women's sexual outcomes.
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