Diana D. Jeffery|Janice Tzeng|Francis J. Keefe|Laura S. Porter|Elizabeth A. Hahn|Kathryn E. Flynn|Bryce B. Reeve|Kevin P. Weinfurt
Initial report of the cancer Patient?Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) sexual function committee
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship|National Cancer Institute|Clinical Research Institute|Duke University|Duke University Hospital|Duke Medical Center|Duke University Hospital|Duke Medical Center|Northwestern University|NorthShore University HealthSystem|Clinical Research Institute|Duke University|National Cancer Institute|Clinical Research Institute|Duke University
abstract report authors described initial activities cancer patientreported outcomes measurement information system promissexual function domain group part national institutes health roadmap initiative develop brief questionnaires individually tailored assessments qualityoflife domains presented literature review sexual function measures used cancer populations descriptions domains found measures using consensusdriven approach electronic bibliographic search conducted articles published 1991 2007 486 articles identified indepth review total 257 articles reported administration psychometrically evaluated sexual function measure individuals diagnosed cancer apart university californialos angeles prostate cancer index international index erectile function female sexual function index 31 identified measures tested widely cancer populations measures multidimensional included domains related sexual response cycle general sexual satisfaction current review supports need flexible psychometrically robust measure sexual function use oncology settings strongly justifies development promissexual function instrument promissexual function instrument available publicly cancer clinicians researchers another measure assess patientreported sexual function outcomes addition legacy measures identified review cancer 2009 2009 american cancer society