Health Condition 1: C539- Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Selection of Health care professionals Consultant doctors and Senior residents from Radiation Oncology, Medical Oncology, Surgical Oncology and Occupational therapists from Tata Memorial Hospital and other Indian hospitals practicing Oncology/ treating cancer of cervix patients. Above listed practitioners must have minimum 2 years of experience in Oncology. Health care professionals across centres will be identified for recruitment, from the Gynae- oncology and Occupational Therapy database of Tata Memorial Hospital following which a database consisting of contact details of oncologists and occupational therapists will be populated. Individual mails containing the item list as attachment will be sent to the oncologists and occupational therapists from the prepared database. Reminder mails will be sent after 7 days and then after 14 days from the initial mail. Selection of Patients from the target population 1. Indian nationals 2. Age 35-60 years 3. Females 4. Cervical cancer 5. One year post completion of treatment for cervical cancer with radiation therapy, with or without chemotherapy and surgery 6. Sexually active before treatment 7. Having sexual partner 8. No psychiatric illness 9. Can read, write, speak and comprehend- Hindi/ Marathi/ English for Phase 1 10. Patients who can read, write and comprehend English for Phase 3
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: nil
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. To identify factors considered important for sexual function by Indian cervical cancer patients and their health care professionals (content validity).Timepoint: 6 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 2. To develop a multidimensional sexual function draft tool incorporating feedback from healthcare professionals. 3. To assess the reliability of provisional multidimensional self-reported sexual function draft tool (pre-testing).Timepoint: 6 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Tata Memorial Hospital and Research Centre