Sexual function of adult long-term survivors and their partners after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation in Europe (S-FAST): a study from the Transplant Complications Working Party and Nurses Group of the EBMT.


Journal

Bone marrow transplantation
ISSN: 1476-5365
Titre abrégé: Bone Marrow Transplant
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8702459

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
02 2023
Historique:
received: 13 06 2022
accepted: 31 10 2022
revised: 28 10 2022
pubmed: 15 11 2022
medline: 9 2 2023
entrez: 14 11 2022
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Sexual dysfunction after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) is a common long-term complication. We conducted a European multicenter cross-sectional study of adult allo-HCT recipients who had survived >2 years and their partners to investigate sexual functioning after HCT and to evaluate whether discussion about sexual functioning between the transplant team and the survivor and partner was perceived to have taken place. In total, 136 survivors (77 males, 59 females) and 81 partners (34 males, 47 females) participated. Median age was 56 and 54 years in male and female survivors, respectively. Forty-seven percent of male and 65% of female survivors and 57% of male and 59% of female partners reported clinically relevant sexual problems. Sixty-two percent of survivors and 79% of partners reported that sexual functioning had not been discussed with them during transplant. Standardized sexual functioning scores were correlated with self-reported health status in survivors (rho = 0.24, p = 0.009). The high prevalence of sexual dysfunction warrants additional studies focusing on the impact of changes in sexuality for patients as well as their partners. Future studies should also investigate which methods that are effective in preventing or treating sexual problems after allo-HCT.

Identifiants

pubmed: 36376470
doi: 10.1038/s41409-022-01869-2
pii: 10.1038/s41409-022-01869-2
doi:

Types de publication

Multicenter Study Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

195-202

Informations de copyright

© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited.

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Auteurs

Lars Klingen Gjærde (LK)

Department of Hematology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Corien Eeltink (C)

Department of Hematology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Location VUMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Jacqui Stringer (J)

The Christie NHS Trust, Manchester, UK.
University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.

Jarl Mooyaart (J)

EBMT Statistical Unit, Leiden, The Netherlands.

Paul Bosman (P)

EBMT Data Office, Leiden, The Netherlands.

Michelle Kenyon (M)

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

Sarah Liptrott (S)

Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona, Switzerland.

Diana M Greenfield (DM)

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.

Andrea Linke (A)

EBMT Patient Advocacy Committee, EBMT Executive Office, Barcelona, Spain.

Pascal Turlure (P)

CHU Limoges, Limoges, France.

Stefano Botti (S)

Azienda USL-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Dzenana Dzaferagic (D)

University Hospital Center Rebro, Zagreb, Croatia.

Simona Sica (S)

Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.

Lorna Welsh (L)

Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow, UK.

Annika Kisch (A)

Department of Haematology, Oncology and Radiation Physics, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
Institute of Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.

Zinaida Perić (Z)

School of Medicine and University Hospital Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.

Hélène Schoemans (H)

Department of Hematology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Department of Public Health and Primary Care, ACCENT VV, KU Leuven-University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

John Murray (J)

The Christie NHS Trust, Manchester, UK. j.murray10@nhs.net.

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