Validating the Sexual Adjustment and Body Image Scale (Sabis) with Breast Cancer Patients

Özalp E., Karslıoğlu E. H., AYDEMİR Ö., Soygür H., Erkek B. M., Peker S. E., ...More

Sexuality and Disability, vol.33, no.2, pp.253-267, 2015 (SSCI, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s11195-014-9367-3
  • Journal Name: Sexuality and Disability
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.253-267
  • Keywords: Body image, Breast cancer, Sexual adjustment, Sexual Adjustment and Body Image Scale (SABIS), Turkey
  • Manisa Celal Bayar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop and validate the Sexual Adjustment and Body Image Scale (SABIS), a self-report measure of body image and sexual adjustment for use with Turkish patients with breast cancer. We administered the SABIS to one hundred sixty-nine women who had undergone initial surgical treatment for primary breast cancer. The psychometric properties of the SABIS were examined, and it was found to be a reliable and valid assessment of body image and sexuality in patients with breast cancer following surgery; however, it did not cover all dimensions representing patients’ sexuality and body image. Patients’ sexual problems need to be assessed more comprehensively, using more culturally sensitive items.