TY - JOUR ID - 89684 TI - Sexual Quality of Life in Gynecological Cancer Survivors in Iran JO - Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention JA - APJCP LA - en SN - 1513-7368 AU - Yarandi, Fariba AU - Montazeri, Ali AU - Shirali, Elham AU - Mohseni, Mona AU - Fakehi, Maliheh AU - Ghaemi, Marjan AD - Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Yas Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AD - Health Metric Research Center, Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research, ACECR, Tehran, Iran. AD - Shahid Akbarabadi Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AD - Vali-e-Asr Reproductive Health Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Y1 - 2021 PY - 2021 VL - 22 IS - 7 SP - 2171 EP - 2175 KW - gynecological cancer KW - Quality of Life KW - sexual health KW - Sexual Quality of Life-Female (SQOL-F) questionnaire DO - 10.31557/APJCP.2021.22.7.2171 N2 - Objective: Patients with gynecological cancer might suffer from suboptimal sexual quality of life. This cross sectional study aimed to assess the sexual quality of life in the survivors of gynecological cancers and was recruited in a teaching hospital affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences between 2018 and 2020. Material and methods: The data was collected by a web-based platform with validated self-administered questionnaires including demographic information, and the Sexual Quality of Life-Female (SQOL-F) questionnaire. The data were analyzed using appropriate tests. Results: Totally, 42% (106) of the participants had a sexual relationship in the last 6 months. The mean (SD) of sexual quality of life score was 46.84 (11.86) with the range of 0-90. The patients with cervical cancer had a worse sexual quality of life in Psychosexual Feelings (P=0.048) and Self-Worthlessness (p=0.036) compared with other gynecological cancers. Sexual quality of life did not improve or worsen over time. Conclusion: It is concluded poor sexual quality of life need further attention in the traditional societies and healthcare providers are urged to improve their sexual quality of life.   UR - https://journal.waocp.org/article_89684.html L1 - https://journal.waocp.org/article_89684_8b0c989b88766151d8e8359ed8b19be5.pdf ER -