Sexual health at the end of life in patients with advanced cancer and their partners. Results of a Dutch prospective longitudinal study (eQuiPe)
Sexual health remains relatively stable at the end of life in patients with advanced cancer and their partner. Patients with worse physical functioning and/or prostate cancer report worse sexual health. Sexual desire, activity, and satisfaction are individually associated with better quality of life.
Authors
- Dirkje W. Sommeijer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7974-5045)
- Heidi P. Fransen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2286-3806)
- Natasja Raijmakers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3000-2520)
- Tineke J. Smilde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4196-3765)
- Lonneke V. van de Poll‐Franse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0413-6872)
- Annemieke van der Padt‐Pruijsten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5186-865X)
- Moyke A. J. Versluis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7908-294X)
- Corien Eeltink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6774-0818)
- Arnold Baars (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5196-4358)
- Isabel S. van der Meer
Institutions
- Tilburg University (NL)
- The Netherlands Cancer Institute (NL)
- Maasstad Ziekenhuis (NL)
- Waterlandziekenhuis (NL)
- Ziekenhuis Gelderse Vallei (NL)
- Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (NL)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis (NL)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Palliative Medicine
- Published
- 2025-11-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163251385774
- Primary Topic
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00