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Sexual activity and cancer: A systematic review of prevalence, predictors and information needs among female Arab cancer survivors

INTRODUCTION: The objective of this review is to synthesise and present the best available evidence on the prevalence, predictors and information needs about sexual health among female Arab cancer survivors. METHODS: The databases searched included MEDLINE, Embase and CINAHL from inception of the da...

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Autores principales: Alananzeh, Ibrahim, Green, Heidi, Meedya, Shahla, Chan, Alex, Chang, Hui Chen (Rita), Yan, Zhoumei, Fernandez, Ritin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
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Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9786682/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35816027
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecc.13644
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author Alananzeh, Ibrahim
Green, Heidi
Meedya, Shahla
Chan, Alex
Chang, Hui Chen (Rita)
Yan, Zhoumei
Fernandez, Ritin
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Green, Heidi
Meedya, Shahla
Chan, Alex
Chang, Hui Chen (Rita)
Yan, Zhoumei
Fernandez, Ritin
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description INTRODUCTION: The objective of this review is to synthesise and present the best available evidence on the prevalence, predictors and information needs about sexual health among female Arab cancer survivors. METHODS: The databases searched included MEDLINE, Embase and CINAHL from inception of the database until March 2020. The review was undertaken according to the JBI guidelines. Proportional meta‐analysis using a random effects model was used for statistical pooling through JBI SUMARI. RESULTS: Seven studies involving female Arab cancer survivors were included in the review. The overall prevalence of sexual dysfunction ranged from 16.7 to 67% (pooled estimate 51%, 95% CIs 21.7% to 80.2%). Dyspareunia and erectile dysfunction were the two main types of sexual dysfunction reported after diagnosis, and the overall prevalence ranged from 42.5% to 65% and 38% to 61%, respectively. The prevalence of vaginal dryness was ranged from 19.8% to 54.2%, and dyspareunia ranged from 22.2% to 65%. The lack of sexuality information and communication with health care providers (HCPs) was also reported in the included studies. CONCLUSION: Cancer and its treatment may result in significant difficulties with sexual activity and sexual functioning among cancer survivor. Communication between the health care professionals and cancer survivors is essential to overcome this problem and improve the quality of life of female Arab cancer survivors.
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spelling pubmed-97866822022-12-27 Sexual activity and cancer: A systematic review of prevalence, predictors and information needs among female Arab cancer survivors Alananzeh, Ibrahim Green, Heidi Meedya, Shahla Chan, Alex Chang, Hui Chen (Rita) Yan, Zhoumei Fernandez, Ritin Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) Reviews INTRODUCTION: The objective of this review is to synthesise and present the best available evidence on the prevalence, predictors and information needs about sexual health among female Arab cancer survivors. METHODS: The databases searched included MEDLINE, Embase and CINAHL from inception of the database until March 2020. The review was undertaken according to the JBI guidelines. Proportional meta‐analysis using a random effects model was used for statistical pooling through JBI SUMARI. RESULTS: Seven studies involving female Arab cancer survivors were included in the review. The overall prevalence of sexual dysfunction ranged from 16.7 to 67% (pooled estimate 51%, 95% CIs 21.7% to 80.2%). Dyspareunia and erectile dysfunction were the two main types of sexual dysfunction reported after diagnosis, and the overall prevalence ranged from 42.5% to 65% and 38% to 61%, respectively. The prevalence of vaginal dryness was ranged from 19.8% to 54.2%, and dyspareunia ranged from 22.2% to 65%. The lack of sexuality information and communication with health care providers (HCPs) was also reported in the included studies. CONCLUSION: Cancer and its treatment may result in significant difficulties with sexual activity and sexual functioning among cancer survivor. Communication between the health care professionals and cancer survivors is essential to overcome this problem and improve the quality of life of female Arab cancer survivors. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022-07-11 2022-11 /pmc/articles/PMC9786682/ /pubmed/35816027 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecc.13644 Text en © 2022 The Authors. European Journal of Cancer Care published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.
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Alananzeh, Ibrahim
Green, Heidi
Meedya, Shahla
Chan, Alex
Chang, Hui Chen (Rita)
Yan, Zhoumei
Fernandez, Ritin
Sexual activity and cancer: A systematic review of prevalence, predictors and information needs among female Arab cancer survivors
title Sexual activity and cancer: A systematic review of prevalence, predictors and information needs among female Arab cancer survivors
title_full Sexual activity and cancer: A systematic review of prevalence, predictors and information needs among female Arab cancer survivors
title_fullStr Sexual activity and cancer: A systematic review of prevalence, predictors and information needs among female Arab cancer survivors
title_full_unstemmed Sexual activity and cancer: A systematic review of prevalence, predictors and information needs among female Arab cancer survivors
title_short Sexual activity and cancer: A systematic review of prevalence, predictors and information needs among female Arab cancer survivors
title_sort sexual activity and cancer: a systematic review of prevalence, predictors and information needs among female arab cancer survivors
topic Reviews
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9786682/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35816027
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecc.13644
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