Tool Development for Cancer Patients' Sexuality Information Needs

Kim, Yeon Hee; Kim, Hae Won; Kwon, Mikyung

doi:2015.21.3.207

Korean J Women Health Nurs > Volume 21(3); 2015 > Article

Original Article

Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing 2015;21(3):207-215.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2015.21.3.207 Published online September 25, 2015.

Tool Development for Cancer Patients' Sexuality Information Needs

Yeon Hee Kim, Hae Won Kim, Mikyung Kwon

¹Division of Nursing, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
²College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. haewon@snu.ac.kr
³The Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
⁴Department of Nursing, Catholic Kwandong University, Gangreung, Korea.

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study aimed to develop a scale measuring sexuality information needs of patients with cancer.
METHODS
Nine items of sexuality information needs were based on the PLISSIT model and concepts of sexual rights. A factor analysis using principal axis factoring and Cronbach's alpha were performed to test validity and reliability. Data were collected from 211 patients with cancer visiting a cancer center in Seoul, Korea.
RESULTS
Factor loadings of the 9 items of sub scales ranged from .43 to .96. Three factors in this study explained 74.4% of the total variance. Cronbach's alpha of the 9 items was .83.
CONCLUSION
The scale of information needs about sexuality showed acceptable construct validity and reliability. This scale would be useful to assess the levels of information needs for sexuality for patients with cancer. The possibility of the scales' expansion to other group could be investigated in future studies.

Key Words: Sexuality; Assessment of health care needs; Patient; Neoplasm