Gender and Sexual Dysfunction in Thai Cancer Patients: A Comparative Study

Tiraporn Junda RN, PhD1, Bualuang Sumdaengrit RN, PhD1

Affiliation : 1 Ramathibodi School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Objective : To compare sexual dysfunction between male and female who have cancer in Thailand.
Materials and Methods : The present study was a comparative descriptive research. Participants included 55 females with breast cancer and 55 males with cancer at prostate, bladder, and colon. They were all completed treatment for six months to two years from a university hospital, and two cancer hospitals. The instruments were the personal information and disease related treatment questionnaire and the Sexual Health Dysfunction developed by Kumdaeng (2007). Data were collected between March and June 2013. Cronbach’s alpha coef(cid:976)icient of the sexual health dysfunction was 0.90. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistic and Mann-Whitney test.
Results : There was no signi(cid:976)icant difference of overall sexual dysfunction between male and female patients. For six subscales of sexual dysfunction, desire, arousal, orgasm, pain, mental support, and love were signi(cid:976)icant different between male and female at 0.05.
Conclusion : Result (cid:976)indings can provide evidence for appropriate management to improve sexual health and quality of life in both sexes of Thai cancer patients.

Keywords : Sexual dysfunction, Gender, Thai cancer patients

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