Accuracy of the Defining Characteristics of the Sexual Dysfunction Nursing Diagnosis in Women with Breast Cancer

Abstract

Purpose

To analyze the accuracy of the defining characteristics of the nursing diagnosis of sexual dysfunction in women undergoing pharmacological treatment for breast cancer.

Methods

A cross-sectional accuracy study with statistical analysis.

Findings

Alteration in sexual satisfaction was the defining characteristic with the highest sensitivity value, while perceived sexual limitation was the defining characteristic with the highest value for both sensitivity and specificity.

Conclusions

Perceived sexual limitation is a good clinical indicator to infer initial stages of sexual dysfunction and to confirm its presence.

Implications For Nursing Practice

Accurate diagnostics allow devising an action plan directed to the patients’ real needs, helping prescribe and deliver the appropriate nursing interventions.

Keywords

Accuracy breast neoplasm defining characteristic nursing diagnosis sexual dysfunction standardized nursing language

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