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[A predictive model for the quality of sexual life in hysterectomized women]
María Teresa Urrutia1, Alejandra Araya, Soledad Rivera
1Escuela de Enfermería, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. murrutis@uc.cl
Background:
The effects of hysterectomy on sexuality has been extensively studied.
Aim:
To establish a model to predict the quality of sexual life in hysterectomized women, six months after surgery.
Material And Methods:
Analytical, longitudinal and prospective study of 90 hysterectomized women aged 45+/-7 years. Two structured interviews at the time of surgery and six months later were carried out to determine the characteristics of sexuality and communication within the couple.
Results:
In the two interviews, communication and the quality of sexual life were described as "good" in 72 and 77% of women, respectively (NS). The variables that had a 40% influence on the quality of sexual life sixth months after surgery, were oophorectomy status, the presence of orgasm, the characteristics of communication and the basal sexuality with the couple.
Conclusions:
The sexuality of the hysterectomized women will depend, on a great extent, of pre-surgical variables. Therefore, it is important to consider these variables for the education of hysterectomized women.