@article{d80668b529e143b589651d970c24aa39,
title = "Effect of routine screening for sexual problems in a breast cancer survivorship clinic",
keywords = "breast cancer, screening, self-report, sexual problems, survivorship",
author = "Andrea Bradford and Bryan Fellman and Diana Urbauer and Therese Bevers",
note = "Funding Information: This research was supported in part by the National Institutes of Health through MD Anderson's Cancer Center support grant CA016672. Key points It is unclear whether routine screening can reduce barriers to care for sexual problems in cancer survivors. We compared rates of documented care for sexual problems before and after implementing routine screening in a breast cancer survivorship clinic. Screening by self-report during the clinic visit did not appear to affect clinicians' documentation or management of sexual problems. Although over one in five survivors endorsed a sexual problem, few had evidence of documented care for these problems. Screening alone is not recommended as a strategy to improve management of sexual problems in breast cancer survivors. It is unclear whether routine screening can reduce barriers to care for sexual problems in cancer survivors. We compared rates of documented care for sexual problems before and after implementing routine screening in a breast cancer survivorship clinic. Screening by self-report during the clinic visit did not appear to affect clinicians' documentation or management of sexual problems. Although over one in five survivors endorsed a sexual problem, few had evidence of documented care for these problems. Screening alone is not recommended as a strategy to improve management of sexual problems in breast cancer survivors.",
year = "2016",
month = nov,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1002/pon.3999",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "25",
pages = "1375--1378",
journal = "Psycho-oncology",
issn = "1057-9249",
publisher = "John Wiley and Sons Ltd",
number = "11",
}