Sexual Functioning and Head and Neck Cancer

Autor:	Everett E. Vokes, Amy K. Siston, Marcy A. List, Robert Schleser
Rok vydání:	1997
Předmět:	Coping (psychology) Sexual functioning Head and neck cancer Human sexuality Disease medicine.disease Developmental psychology Psychiatry and Mental health Oncology Sex life medicine Sex organ In patient Psychology Applied Psychology Clinical psychology
Zdroj:	Journal of Psychosocial Oncology. 15:107-122
ISSN:	1540-7586 0734-7332
DOI:	10.1300/j077v15n03_05
Popis:	This pilot study focused on sexual functioning in patients with head and neck cancer, a subject that has received only limited attention. Thirty-six patients whose treatment had ended at least one year before the study completed the Dyadic Adjustment Scale and two questionnaires dealing with sexual functioning. A relatively high rate of refusal to participate in the study suggested sensitivity and discomfort about discussing sexual issues. At the same time, more than three-fourths of the patients who did participate rated their sex life as “somewhat” to “very important,” and half reported sexual problems. The findings suggest that sexual functioning is important to patients with head and neck cancer and that the subject should be addressed although the disease site does not directly affect sexual organs.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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