Effectiveness of Sexual Counseling on Sexuality of Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review
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Title
Effectiveness of Sexual Counseling on Sexuality of Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review
Subject
Cancer patients,
sexual counseling,
sexual disorders
sexual counseling,
sexual disorders
Description
Introduction: Cancer patient care is a complex and ongoing process. The
impact of cancer diagnosis and treatment on sexual quality is an important
issue in cancer quality of life. Sexual counselling is one of the interventions
chosen in handling sexual problems in cancer patients. This review aims to
examine the effectiveness of sexual counselling on the sexuality of cancer
patients.
Methods: Literature searches were conducted through several databases,
including PubMed, Scopus, ProQuest, Science Direct, Oxford, ClinicalKey
Nursing, EBSCOhost, Springer Link, Taylor & Francis, using predetermined
inclusion and exclusion criteria. The selected articles were analyzed based
on the intervention method. A total of 15 14,287 articles were extracted
and synthesized.
Results: 15 intervention articles were obtained showing that sexual
counselling effectively affects the sexuality of cancer patients and can be
carried out for patients and their partners face-to-face, by telephone, by
internet, or via WhatsApp.
Conclusion: Sexual counselling programs for cancer patients are effective
interventions for sexual problems in cancer patients.
impact of cancer diagnosis and treatment on sexual quality is an important
issue in cancer quality of life. Sexual counselling is one of the interventions
chosen in handling sexual problems in cancer patients. This review aims to
examine the effectiveness of sexual counselling on the sexuality of cancer
patients.
Methods: Literature searches were conducted through several databases,
including PubMed, Scopus, ProQuest, Science Direct, Oxford, ClinicalKey
Nursing, EBSCOhost, Springer Link, Taylor & Francis, using predetermined
inclusion and exclusion criteria. The selected articles were analyzed based
on the intervention method. A total of 15 14,287 articles were extracted
and synthesized.
Results: 15 intervention articles were obtained showing that sexual
counselling effectively affects the sexuality of cancer patients and can be
carried out for patients and their partners face-to-face, by telephone, by
internet, or via WhatsApp.
Conclusion: Sexual counselling programs for cancer patients are effective
interventions for sexual problems in cancer patients.
Creator
Rudi Nugraha1, Yati Afiyanti2, Hening Pujasari2, & Dewi Gayatri2
Source
https://doi.org/10.37363/bnr.2025.62475
Date
26 April 2025
Contributor
peri irawan
Format
pdf
Language
english
Type
text
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Collection
Citation
Rudi Nugraha1, Yati Afiyanti2, Hening Pujasari2, & Dewi Gayatri2, “Effectiveness of Sexual Counseling on Sexuality of Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 11, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/11908.