The Comparison of Sexual Satisfaction and Body Image between Women with Breast Cancer after Treatment and Healthy Women

In Iran, many women with breast cancer in face-to-face counseling have complained of problems with their spouse after diagnosis and treatment. One of the most important issues in this field is to reduce the patient's psychological problems and increase the quality of life so that they can return to normal after the illness.
Therefore, the present study was conducted to compare sexual satisfaction and body image in women with breast cancer after treatment with healthy women. This research is a cross-sectional (descriptive-analytic) study. Its population includes healthy women with breast cancer after treatment, between 93 and 95 years of age under 50, totally 100, and according to the Cochran formula, the sample size required 73 subjects per group Became. And sampling was carried out in an accessible manner. SPSS software and t-student test were used to analyze the data. In this study, there was a significant difference in sexual satisfaction (p=0.000) and body image (p=0.001) between the two groups of healthy women and those who recovered from breast cancer. This significant difference was also found for all components of both variables (p<0.05). If there is a team of psychologists or counselors in the treatment centers alongside the treatment team and simultaneously, considering the physical condition of the patients, their mental and psychological conditions regarding sexual satisfaction and body image are also considered, the quality of life can be considered. He raised these people and slightly crippled them