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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2023

Association of sexual attitudes with sexual dysfunction and sexual distress among Chinese breast cancer survivors: a cross-sectional study.

Rui Yan, Jiwei Wang, Jinming Yu

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Sexual dysfunction in women with breast cancer: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  2. The effects of staged sexual health education on sexual and mental health in breast cancer patients: a randomized controlled study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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Rui YanBig Data Center of Clinical Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China. dryanrui@163.com.
Jiwei WangInstitute of Clinical Epidemiology, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Key Lab of Health Technology Assessment of Ministry of Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, 130 Dong-An Road, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Jinming YuInstitute of Clinical Epidemiology, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Key Lab of Health Technology Assessment of Ministry of Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, 130 Dong-An Road, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Fudan University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

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purposeLittle is known about sexual dysfunction and sexual distress in Chinese female breast cancer survivors (BCSs), and their associations with physical variables, psychological factors, body image, and sexual attitudes.

methodsA cross-sectional study of 341 BCSs was performed with the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) and Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised (FSDS-R). Associations between physical variables, psychological factors, body image, sexual attitudes, sexual dysfunction, and sexual distress were evaluated using logistic regression, adjusted for confounding factors.

resultsWe found that 75.37% and 18.48% of BCSs reported sexual dysfunction and sexual distress during the past month, respectively. Attitudes toward sexual behavior such as "sexual activity may impede disease recovery," "sexual activity may cause cancer recurrence or metastasis," and "sexual activity may weaken treatment effects" were significantly associated with an increased likelihood of reporting sexual dysfunction and sexual distress. Body image disruption such as "felt physically less attractive as a result of your disease or treatment" was significantly associated with the experience of sexual distress.

conclusionSexual dysfunction and sexual distress are common issues in Chinese BCSs. Sexual misconception likely contributes to sexual dysfunction and sexual distress, and body image has a significantly negative association with sexual distress in BCSs. Interventions targeting sexual attitudes and body image might be important to address BCSs' sexual issues and improve their overall sexual health.

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Breast NeoplasmsCancer SurvivorsSexual Dysfunction, PhysiologicalSexual Dysfunctions, PsychologicalAttitudeCross-Sectional StudiesEast Asian PeopleFemaleHumansNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalSexual BehaviorSurveys and QuestionnairesBody imageBreast cancer survivorsSexual attitudeSexual distressSexual dysfunction

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