Breast Cancer
Conditions
Brief summary
In the present study, we propose a mixed methods approach to characterize and address the sexual health needs among women with breast cancer at the time of diagnosis and throughout treatment.
Detailed description
In the present study, we propose a mixed methods approach to characterize and address the sexual health needs among women with breast cancer at the time of diagnosis and throughout treatment. The objectives are as follows: 1. To characterize the sexual well-being of women longitudinally throughout the continuum of care, from initial diagnosis into survivorship. We predict that treatment will adversely affect sexual well-being, and that patient factors, clinical factors, and treatment choices will influence changes in sexual well-being. 2. To identify gaps is sexual health education provided at the time of diagnosis or during treatment and to determine the appropriate timing of sexual health education delivery.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALFocus Group
Providers with extensive training and expertise in the subject will lead the virtual focus groups over Zoom using a semi-structured guide. Topics will focus on education received from the health care team, information received from outside sources, and patient recommendations on the type and timing of information preferred. We will create an analytic report based on the focus group findings, which will be used to inform the development of educational material. Sexual well-being is currently measured longitudinally on a 0-100 point scale as a component of a validated patient-reported outcome measures (PROM) survey (BREAST-Q) distributed to all breast cancer patients. These scores will be analyzed in patients with and without educational interventions for comparison.
Sponsors
University of Colorado, Denver
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ or invasive breast cancer, seen in the breast center between 09/01/2019 to present, will potentially be recruited to participate.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients less than 18 years of age and those with non-cancer diagnoses or prior history of breast cancer will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Determine changes in sexual well-being for women with breast cancer | 1 year | Determine changes in sexual well-being throughout the course of breast cancer treatment, pre- and post-implementation of developed educational materials using the Sexual Health Among Women Receiving Breast Cancer Treatment Survey |
| Determine educational resources currently used for sexual health information | 1 year | Determine patients' self reported list of educational media received regarding sexual health during breast cancer treatment using the PROM survey (BREAST-Q) |
| Determine patients preferred type of education for sexual health | 1 year | Determine the patients preferred type and timing of educational interventions for sexual health using the Sexual Health Among Women Receiving Breast Cancer Treatment Survey |
Countries
United States
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORSarah Tevis
Colorado Research Center
Outcome results
None listed