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Table 2 Changes of sexual distress, total sexual function, and QoL over time among women who received PLISSIT-based intervention (n = 65)

From: The effect of PLISSIT based counseling model on sexual function, quality of life, and sexual distress in women surviving breast cancer: a single-group pretest–posttest trial

Variable

Before intervention (T1)

2 weeks after intervention (T2)

4 weeks after intervention (T3)

F

p-value*

p-value** (pairwise comparison)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Sexual function

23.33 (2.72)

31.66 (3.77)

31.44 (3.88)

11.8

0.001

T1 < T2 (p = 0.001)

T1 < T3 (p = 0.001)

Sexual distress

24.34 (4.21)

21.74 (4.16)

21.52 (4.08)

9.92

0.001

T1 > T2 (p = 0.003)

T1 > T3 (p = 0.001)

QoL

51.63(4.14)

58.35 (8.23)

58.91 (7.25)

15.6

0.001

T1 < T2 (p = 0.001)

T1 < T3 (p = 0.001)

  1. *Repeated measure ANOVA test
  2. **Bonferroni posthoc test