Enhancing healthcare professional-led sexual support in cancer care: Acceptability and usability of an eLearning resource and its impact on attitudes towards providing sexual support

Sharon Bingham; Cherith Semple; Carrie Flannagan; Lynn Dunwoody

Abstract

Background
Well-documented barriers to the provision of healthcare professional (HP)-led sexual support in cancer care include lack of knowledge, skills and evidence-based educational interventions, to equip HPs to address sexual challenges faced by patients and partners. As a result, sexual support is often avoided. This study examined HPs’ acceptability and usability of the Maximising Sexual Wellbeing: Cancer Care (MSW|CC) eLearning resource for HPs and evaluated its impact on HPs’ sexual attitudes and beliefs to providing sexual support in cancer care.

Methods
HPs (n=87) completed pre and post-test surveys using the modified 12-item Sexual Attitudes and Beliefs Scale (SABS). Post-test, participants rated acceptability and usability of the MSW|CC, with optional free-text comments. A repeated measures t-test assessed changes in HPs’ scores on the SABS. HPs perspectives of the MSW|CC were explored through descriptive statistics and reporting of free text comments.

Results
SABS scores increased significantly from Time 1 (M=35.1, SD=4.8) to Time 2 (M=40.1, SD=4.3), t(86) =-10.2, p
Conclusions
The MSW|CC reduced HPs’ attitudinal barriers towards the provision of HP-led sexual support in cancer care, whilst being acceptable and usable. The MSW|CC could support implementation of global clinical guidelines advocating for HP-led sexual support across the treatment trajectory.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	S1368-S1369
Number of pages	2
Journal	Annals of Oncology
Volume	33
Issue number	S7
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 10 Sept 2022
Event	ESMO Congress 2022 - Paris, France Duration: 9 Sept 2022 → 12 Sept 2022 https://www.esmo.org/meeting-calendar/past-meetings/esmo-congress-2022

Bibliographical note

Funding
Department for the Economy, Northern Ireland, Movember/TrueNth projects.

Funding

Funding Department for the Economy, Northern Ireland, Movember/TrueNth projects.

Keywords

cancer
sexual support
healthcare professional training
elearning

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Adapting, testing and evaluating an eLearning resource for healthcare professionals to enhance the provision of sexual support with patients and their partners in cancer care
Bingham, S. L. (Author), Dunwoody, L. (Supervisor), Semple, C. (Supervisor), Flannagan, C. (Supervisor) & Mc Caughan, E. (Supervisor), Feb 2022
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis

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Bingham, S., Semple, C., Flannagan, C., & Dunwoody, L. (2022). Enhancing healthcare professional-led sexual support in cancer care: Acceptability and usability of an eLearning resource and its impact on attitudes towards providing sexual support. Annals of Oncology, 33(S7), S1368-S1369. https://oncologypro.esmo.org/meeting-resources/esmo-congress/enhancing-healthcare-professional-led-sexual-support-in-cancer-care-acceptability-and-usability-of-an-elearning-resource-and-its-impact-on-attitud

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Bingham, S, Semple, C , Flannagan, C & Dunwoody, L 2022, 'Enhancing healthcare professional-led sexual support in cancer care: Acceptability and usability of an eLearning resource and its impact on attitudes towards providing sexual support', Annals of Oncology, vol. 33, no. S7, pp. S1368-S1369. <https://oncologypro.esmo.org/meeting-resources/esmo-congress/enhancing-healthcare-professional-led-sexual-support-in-cancer-care-acceptability-and-usability-of-an-elearning-resource-and-its-impact-on-attitud>

Enhancing healthcare professional-led sexual support in cancer care: Acceptability and usability of an eLearning resource and its impact on attitudes towards providing sexual support. / Bingham, Sharon; Semple, Cherith ; Flannagan, Carrie et al.
In: Annals of Oncology, Vol. 33, No. S7, 10.09.2022, p. S1368-S1369.

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