Table 4.
Psychosexual Functioning Among Survivors With or Without OF: SFQ
| Subscale | With OF (n = 235) |
Without OF (n = 1,943) |
Mean Difference* | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No.† | Mean | 95% CI | No.† | Mean | 95% CI | |||
| Interest | 222 | 1.61 | 1.40 to 1.82 | 1,904 | 2.17 | 2.05 to 2.30 | −0.57 | < .001 |
| Desire | 217 | 2.07 | 1.84 to 2.29 | 1,890 | 2.69 | 2.55 to 2.82 | −0.62 | < .001 |
| Arousal | 214 | 1.39 | 1.17 to 1.61 | 1,860 | 1.88 | 1.75 to 2.01 | −0.49 | < .001 |
| Satisfaction | 180 | 2.81 | 2.04 to 3.57 | 1,594 | 2.92 | 2.22 to 3.63 | −0.11 | .75 |
| Masturbation | 216 | 0.70 | 0.48 to 0.91 | 1,867 | 1.03 | 0.91 to 1.16 | −0.34 | < .001 |
| Relationship | 167 | 2.81 | 2.66 to 2.96 | 1,476 | 2.94 | 2.85 to 3.03 | −0.13 | .05 |
| Activity | 163 | 2.16 | 1.95 to 2.36 | 1,439 | 2.33 | 2.21 to 2.46 | −0.18 | .06 |
| Problems | 159 | 3.78 | 3.62 to 3.94 | 1,437 | 4.20 | 4.11 to 4.30 | −0.42 | < 0.01 |
| Vaginal dryness | 157 | 2.75 | 2.50 to 3.00 | 1,442 | 1.91 | 1.75 to 2.06 | 0.84 | < .001 |
| Vaginal tightness | 155 | 2.66 | 2.41 to 2.92 | 1,422 | 2.07 | 1.92 to 2.23 | 0.59 | < .001 |
| Painful penetration | 160 | 2.33 | 2.10 to 2.56 | 1,429 | 1.81 | 1.67 to 1.95 | 0.52 | < .001 |
| Vaginal bleeding | 159 | 1.86 | 1.67 to 2.05 | 1,428 | 1.57 | 1.45 to 1.68 | 0.30 | < .001 |
| Sharp pain | 158 | 1.63 | 1.46 to 1.79 | 1,439 | 1.44 | 1.34 to 1.54 | 0.18 | .01 |
| Increased sensitivity | 157 | 1.87 | 1.63 to 2.10 | 1,424 | 1.81 | 1.66 to 1.95 | 0.06 | .57 |
| Overall score | 166 | 2.44 | 2.30 to 2.58 | 1,467 | 2.80 | 2.71 to 2.88 | −0.36 | < .001 |
NOTE. Adjusted for age at study, age at primary diagnosis, marital status, education level, income, ethnicity/race, cranial irradiation, and major medical condition.
Abbreviations: OF, ovarian failure; SFQ, Sexual Functioning Questionnaire.
*
Mean difference from beta coefficient in adjusted models for OF compared with no OF.
†
Missing No. for row not shown.