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Sousa Rodrigues Guedes T, Barbosa Otoni Gonçalves Guedes M, Mikael Lopes J, de Castro Santana R, Borba de Vasconcelos J, Regina de Medeiros E, Leandro da Cunha V, Almeida Gomes Dantas A, Jerez-Roig J, Bezerra de Souza DL. Sexual dysfunction in women with breast cancer of Northeast Brazil: a retrospective longitudinal study. Sci Rep 2023; 13:20441. [PMID: 37993511 PMCID: PMC10665323 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-47684-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Breast cancer treatment leads to physical and psychological changes. The aim of this study was to analyze the incidence of sexual dysfunction and its risk factors in women diagnosed with breast cancer. This retrospective cohort study included women diagnosed and treated for breast cancer (exposed group, n = 90) and healthy women (non-exposed group, n = 93). Data were collected from February 2019 to October 2021 in the state of Rio Grande do Norte (Northeast Brazil), from medical records and using the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) questionnaire. Data were collected from medical records and using the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) questionnaire. Primary outcomes were analyzed using binary logistic regression. The Mann-Whitney test was used to analyze FSFI domains between groups. The exposed group had a 74% incidence of sexual dysfunction and 3.9 times increased chances of having sexual dysfunction compared with the non-exposed group (OR 3.9, CI 1.8 to 8.2, p < 0.001). Presence of comorbidities increased the chances of sexual dysfunction by 2.5 times (OR 2.5, CI 1.2 to 4.9, p = 0.009). Women diagnosed and treated for breast cancer had a higher incidence of sexual dysfunction than healthy women. Furthermore, comorbidities also increased the chances of sexual dysfunction regardless of exposure to breast cancer.
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Affiliation(s)
- Thais Sousa Rodrigues Guedes
- Graduate Program in Health Science, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
| | - Jamily Borba de Vasconcelos
- Department of Physical Therapy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
| | - Eva Regina de Medeiros
- Department of Physical Therapy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
| | - Vitor Leandro da Cunha
- Department of Physical Therapy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
| | - Amanda Almeida Gomes Dantas
- Graduate Program in Health Science, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
| | - Javier Jerez-Roig
- Research Group on Methodology, Methods, Models, and Outcomes of Health and Social Sciences (M3O), Faculty of Health Sciences and Welfare, Center for Health and Social Care Research (CESS), University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), C. Sagrada Família, 7, 08500, Vic, Spain.
- Institute for Research and Innovation in Life Sciences and Health in Central Catalonia (IRIS-CC), Vic, Spain.
| | - Dyego Leandro Bezerra de Souza
- Department of Public Health, Graduate Program in Health Science, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
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