Journal article
Cancer negatively impacts on sexual function in adolescents and young adults: The AYA HOPE study
Psycho-oncology (Chichester, England), Vol.26(10), pp.1632-1639
10/2017
DOI: 10.1002/pon.4181
PMCID: PMC7239373
PMID: 27240019
Abstract
This cohort study examined the impact of cancer on sexual function and intimate relationships in adolescents and young adults (AYAs). We also explored factors predicting an increased likelihood that cancer had negatively affected these outcomes.
Participants (n = 465, ages 15-39) in the Adolescent and Young Adult Health Outcomes and Patient Experience (AYA HOPE) study completed two surveys approximately 1 and 2 years post-cancer diagnosis. We used multivariable logistic regression to determine factors negatively affected by perceptions of sexual function at 2 years post-diagnosis.
Forty-nine percent of AYAs reported negative effects on sexual function at 1 year post-cancer diagnosis and 70% of those persisted in their negative perceptions 2 years after diagnosis. Those reporting a negative impact at 2 years were more likely to be 25 years or older (OR, 2.53; 95% CI, 1.44-4.42), currently not raising children (OR, 1.81; 95% CI, 1.06-3.08), experiencing fatigue (OR, 0.99; 95% CI, 0.975-0.998) and more likely to report that their diagnosis has had a negative effect on physical appearance (OR, 3.08; 95% CI, 1.97-4.81). Clinical factors and mental health were not significant predictors of negative effects on sexual function.
Many AYAs diagnosed with cancer experience a persistent negative impact on sexual life up to 2 years following diagnosis. The findings underscore the need to develop routine protocols to assess sexual function in AYAs with cancer and to provide comprehensive management in the clinical setting. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Cancer negatively impacts on sexual function in adolescents and young adults: The AYA HOPE study
- Creators
- Lena Wettergren - Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenErin E Kent - Outcomes Research Branch, Healthcare Delivery Research Program, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USASandra A MitchellBrad Zebrack - University of Michigan, School of Social Work, Ann Arbor, MI, USACharles F Lynch - Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USAMara B Rubenstein - Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, USATheresa H M Keegan - Division of Hematology and Oncology, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, CA, USAXiao-Cheng Wu - Epidemiology Program/Louisiana Tumor Registry, School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, USAHelen M Parsons - Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, TX, USAAshley Wilder Smith - Outcomes Research Branch, Healthcare Delivery Research Program, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USAAYA HOPE Study Collaborative Group
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Psycho-oncology (Chichester, England), Vol.26(10), pp.1632-1639
- DOI
- 10.1002/pon.4181
- PMID
- 27240019
- PMCID
- PMC7239373
- NLM abbreviation
- Psychooncology
- ISSN
- 1057-9249
- eISSN
- 1099-1611
- Publisher
- England
- Grant note
- Z99 CA999999 / Intramural NIH HHS P30 CA086862 / NCI NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/2017
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology
- Record Identifier
- 9983995182002771
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