Sexual quality of life, self-compassion and desire to use onco-sexology support by cancer patients.

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Bulletin du cancer Pub Date : 2025-09-02 DOI:10.1016/j.bulcan.2025.07.006

Sophie Lantheaume, Ladislav Moták, Jean-Baptiste Guy, Marine Paucsik, Louis Doublet, Marie Préau, Ilios Kotsou, Eric Huyghe

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Abstract

Background: Cancer and its treatments can affect patients' sexual quality of life, yet the use of onco-sexology support remains uncommon. Understanding psychological factors such as self-compassion may help explain patients' desire to seek such support (DUOSS).

Aim: To evaluate the role of self-compassion in DUOSS, depending on patients' sexual quality of life.

Methods: Five hundred cancer patients were contacted by mail; 96 (19.2%) completed online questionnaires assessing sexual quality of life, self-compassion, and DUOSS. Participants were divided into two groups based on sexual quality of life: group 1 (satisfactory sexual quality of life, n=41) and group 2 (unsatisfactory sexual quality of life, n=55).

Results: Group 2 showed lower self-compassion and a greater desire to use onco-sexology support. Significant differences were also observed in marital status and treatment types. Self-compassion was positively associated with sexual quality of life, and sexual quality of life was inversely related to DUOSS. Mediation analysis suggested an indirect relationship between self-compassion, sexual quality of life, and DUOSS.

Clinical implications: Self-compassion plays a key role in sexual quality of life and may influence the likelihood of seeking onco-sexology support. Interventions that foster self-compassion could improve patients' sexual well-being and support care engagement.

Conclusion: self-compassion contributes to DUOSS in patients with poor sexual quality of life and should be considered early in cancer care pathways.

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性生活质量，自我同情和渴望使用肿瘤性治疗支持的癌症患者。

背景：癌症及其治疗可以影响患者的性生活质量，但使用肿瘤-性学支持仍然不常见。了解诸如自我同情之类的心理因素可能有助于解释患者寻求此类支持的愿望。目的：评价自我同情在DUOSS患者性生活质量中的作用。方法：邮寄联系500例癌症患者；96名（19.2%）完成了评估性生活质量、自我同情和DUOSS的在线问卷。参与者根据性生活质量分为两组：第一组（性生活质量满意，n=41）和第二组（性生活质量不满意，n=55）。结果：第二组表现出较低的自我同情和更大的渴望使用肿瘤学支持。在婚姻状况和治疗方式上也存在显著差异。自我同情与性生活质量正相关，性生活质量与DUOSS负相关。中介分析表明，自我同情、性生活质量和DUOSS之间存在间接关系。临床意义：自我同情在性生活质量中起着关键作用，并可能影响寻求肿瘤学支持的可能性。促进自我同情的干预措施可以改善患者的性健康，并支持护理参与。结论：自我同情有助于性生活质量差患者的DUOSS，应在早期癌症治疗途径中考虑。

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