Analysis of Sexual Life Quality and Marital Satisfaction in Women with Breast Cancer: Turkish Sample

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Erdoğan E., Asi Karakaş S.

International Journal of Caring Sciences, cilt.3, sa.12, ss.1497-1505, 2019 (Hakemli Dergi)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 3 Sayı: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Dergi Adı: International Journal of Caring Sciences
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: EBSCO Education Source
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1497-1505
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This descriptive, correlational, cross-sectional study analysed the sexual life quality and marital satisfaction of

Turkish women with breast cancer. The sample comprised 300 married women (18 years old and above) with breast

cancer, who presented to two public hospitals in Samsun, western Turkey. The data collection procedure involved a

personal information form, the Sexual Life Quality Questionnaire and the Marital Satisfaction Scale, and the data

analysis comprised percentages, one-way ANOVA, t-test and Pearson’s correlation analysis. The patients’ (p ≤ 0.04)

and spouses’ (p ≤ 0.00) education levels and type of marriage (p ≤ 0.00) showed significant differences in relation to

marital satisfaction, and marital satisfaction and sexual life quality were significantly positively correlated (p ≤ 0.00).

Further, educational background and type of marriage showed significant differences regarding marital satisfaction

(p ≤ 0.00). Nurses should inform women diagnosed with breast cancer about marriage and sexuality using a holistic

approach, and the women and their spouses should receive psychosocial support.