The Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Sexual Function in Endometrial Cancer Journal Article

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Authors: Garcia, R. M.; Hanlon, A; Small, W; Strauss, J. B.; Lin, L.; Wells, J; Bruner, D. W.
Article Title: The Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Sexual Function in Endometrial Cancer
Abstract: OBJECTIVES: To explore the association between pretreatment body mass index (BMI) and post-treatment sexual function in women treated for endometrial cancer. . SAMPLE amp;AMP; SETTING: 28 postmenopausal women treated with vaginal brachytherapy (VBT) took part in this multisite exploratory secondary analysis at the University of Pennsylvania and Northwestern University. . METHODS amp;AMP; VARIABLES: Secondary data analysis was used to determine if pretreatment BMI is associated with post-VBT sexual function in postmenopausal women treated for endometrial cancer at baseline and at six months post-treatment. Because of small sample size, participants were dichotomized according to enrollment BMI. RESULTS: Both groups had poor sexual function at baseline. Although improved function was observed with time, neither group reached a score indicating healthy sexual function.. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: Understanding factors that influence sexual health in patients with gynecologic cancer can improve post-treatment quality of life. .
Journal Title: Oncology nursing forum
Volume: 45
Issue: 1
ISSN: 1538-0688; 0190-535X
Publisher: Unknown  
Journal Place: United States
Date Published: 2018
Start Page: 25
End Page: 32
Language: eng
DOI/URL:

10.1188/18.ONF.25-32
Notes: LR: 20171218; JID: 7809033; OTO: NOTNLM; 2017/12/19 06:00 [entrez]; 2017/12/19 06:00 [pubmed]; 2017/12/19 06:00 [medline]; ppublish