Survey of Sexual Health in Cancer Patients

Sexual health, a vital aspect of the overall human health and a critical component of quality of life, can be negatively affected by cancer and cancer treatments. Although prevalence rates of sexual difficulties vary depending on several factors including primary diagnosis, treatment modality and methods of assessment, estimates rates are reported to range from 40% to 100%. Despite the abundant literature on sexuality and intimacy, communication about sexual health is often absent or inadequate between patients and health care providers. In this context, more research is needed to understand patients' priorities and needs for information about sexuality. The purpose of this study is to assess the main difficulties faced by patients in their sexual life and to evaluate patient's satisfaction after having followed sessions of psychosexual therapy proposed at Rafaël Institute, France. The survey will be conducted using questionnaires developed specifically for this study. All questions will be coded through a Likert scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree). Responses to each question will be analyzed with higher mean scores (\>4) indicating main difficulties faced by patients in their sexual life. Patients will also express their positive or negative state of agreement regarding questions evaluating their satisfaction after following a program of psychosexual therapy. Approximately 200 patients will be invite to participated in this survey after provided oral consent.

Sex

All

Minimum age

18 Years

Inclusion Criteria:

* cancer patients
* adults aged \> 18 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

* \<18years old