Sexual rehabilitation after pelvic radiotherapy and vaginal dilator use: Consensus using the Delphi method

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1499-1506

  Bakker, Rinske Maria ^a   Ter Kuile, Moniek M ^a   Vermeer, Willemijn M ^a   Nout, Remi A ^a   Mens, Jan Willem M ^b   Van Doorn, Lena C ^b   De Kroon, Cor D ^a   Hompus, Willemien C P ^b   Braat, Cora ^b   Creutzberg, Carien L ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MC CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Delphi method; Gynecological cancer; Pelvic radiotherapy; Sexual rehabilitation; Vaginal dilator use

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONSENSUS; DELPHI STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; SEXUAL REHABILITATION; SEXUALITY; VAGINA CANCER; VAGINAL DILATOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONVALESCENCE; DEVICES; DILATATION; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PELVIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RADIATION RESPONSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VAGINA;

DELPHI TECHNIQUE; DILATATION; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PELVIS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VAGINA;

EID: 84924031452     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: 15251438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IGC.0000000000000253     Document Type: Article

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