Does a one-session sexual health education program improve sexual confidence in patients with cervical cancer? A transtheoretical model–based clinical study
Year: 2023
Type: article
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: Purpose The aim was to evaluate the effects of a one-session sexual health education program using transtheoretical model to enhance the sexual self-efficacy of patients with cervical cancer. Methods This study recruited patients with cervical cancer from gynecological wards of a medical center in northern Taiwan. A total of 63 participants were divided into two groups: the control group (n=30) received traditional sexual health teaching. The intervention group (n=33) received a transtheoretical model (TTM)‐based sexual health education program. Scores from self-report instruments for variables of knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy about sexual health collected at 1 week and 6 weeks after the intervention were compared with baseline scores. Results Patients who received a transtheoretical model (TTM)‐based sexual health education had significantly greater sexual knowledge (b= 3.794, P < .01), sexual attitudes (b= 9.226, P < .01), and sexual self-efficacy (b= 17.053, P < .01) than patients in the traditional sexual health teaching at 1- and 6- weeks. Conclusion Our findings suggest that a one-session sexual health education using TTM-based model can enhance the sexual knowledge, attitudes, and sexual self-efficacy of patients with cervical cancer. This educational program could be translated into routine clinical practice to help patients with cervical cancer enhance their sexual health, which could improve confidence in their sexual well-being.
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4385264413