Psychological Correlates of Sexual Dysfunction in Female Rectal and Anal Cancer Survivors: Analysis of Baseline Intervention Data

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2539-2548

  Philip, Errol J ^a   Nelson, Christian ^a   Temple, Larissa ^a   Carter, Jeanne ^a   Schover, Leslie ^b   Jennings, Sabrina ^a   Jandorf, Lina ^c   Starr, Tatiana ^a   Baser, Ray ^a   Duhamel, Katherine ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Psychological Distress; Rectal Cancer; Sexual Dysfunction; Sexual Health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ANUS CANCER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVOR; CAUCASIAN; COLON CANCER; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPACT OF EVENTS SCALE; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; ORGASM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM CARCINOMA; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY; VAGINAL LUBRICATION;

PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS; RECTAL CANCER; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANUS NEOPLASMS; ANXIETY; BODY IMAGE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SURVIVORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84885926437     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12152     Document Type: Article

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