TY - JOUR
T1 - Body image, social support, effects of chemotherapy, and sexual desire in breast cancer patients
AU - Widianti, Muthia Octaviana
AU - Yona, Sri
AU - Masfuri, null
AU - Waluyo, Agung
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was funded by Director of Research and Community service, Universitas Indonesia, Grant for International publication for Final project student. Grant No. 389/UN2.R3.1/HKP.05.00/2017
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Journal of International Dental and Medical Research.
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - The number of patients with breast cancer in the world, including Indonesia, is high. Breast cancer survivors experience numerous physical, psychological, and social changes, which affect their sexual desire. Sexual desire is intimately linked with body image, social support, and side effects of chemotherapy. This study aimed to investigate the correlations of body image, social support, and side effects of chemotherapy with sexual desire. This cross-sectional study included 110 consecutive patients undergoing chemotherapy at public and private hospitals in Semarang and in a public hospital in Jakarta. The results demonstrated significant correlations between sexual desire and body image (P=.000), social support (P=.000), and side effects of chemotherapy (P=.003). The results of multivariate analysis showed that among the factors investigated, body image had the greatest effect on sexual desire. To address issues related to this decrease in sexual desire among patients with breast cancer, nurses should evaluate body image, social support, and side effects of chemotherapy soon after patients with breast cancer have undergone chemotherapy.
AB - The number of patients with breast cancer in the world, including Indonesia, is high. Breast cancer survivors experience numerous physical, psychological, and social changes, which affect their sexual desire. Sexual desire is intimately linked with body image, social support, and side effects of chemotherapy. This study aimed to investigate the correlations of body image, social support, and side effects of chemotherapy with sexual desire. This cross-sectional study included 110 consecutive patients undergoing chemotherapy at public and private hospitals in Semarang and in a public hospital in Jakarta. The results demonstrated significant correlations between sexual desire and body image (P=.000), social support (P=.000), and side effects of chemotherapy (P=.003). The results of multivariate analysis showed that among the factors investigated, body image had the greatest effect on sexual desire. To address issues related to this decrease in sexual desire among patients with breast cancer, nurses should evaluate body image, social support, and side effects of chemotherapy soon after patients with breast cancer have undergone chemotherapy.
KW - Body image
KW - Breast cancer
KW - Chemotherapy effects
KW - Sexual desire
KW - Social support
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85069493602
SN - 1309-100X
VL - 12
SP - 323
EP - 330
JO - Journal of International Dental and Medical Research
JF - Journal of International Dental and Medical Research
IS - 1
ER -