Development of the NIH PROMIS® Sexual Function and Satisfaction Measures in Patients with Cancer

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL., 2013, Pages 43-52

  Flynn, Kathryn E ^a,b   Lin, Li ^a   Cyranowski, Jill M ^c   Reeve, Bryce B ^d   Reese, Jennifer Barsky ^e   Jeffery, Diana D ^f   Smith, Ashley Wilder ^g   Porter, Laura S ^b   Dombeck, Carrie B ^a   Bruner, Deborah Watkins ^h   Keefe, Francis J ^b   Weinfurt, Kevin P ^a,b  

^a DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs)   (United States)

^g NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Male and female sexual dysfunction; Patient reported outcome measures; Quality of life; Satisfaction; Sexual function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; ORGASM; PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOMES MEASUREMENT INFORMATION SEXUAL FUNCTION AND SATISFACTION QUESTIONNAIRE; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VAGINAL DISCOMFORT; VAGINAL LUBRICATION; VALIDITY;

EID: 84873457442     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02995.x     Document Type: Article

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