Özalp E.Karslıoğlu E.H.Aydemir Ö.Soygür H.Erkek B.M.Peker S.E.Kaymak S.U.2024-07-222024-07-22201501461044http://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/16329The purpose of this study was to develop and validate the Sexual Adjustment and Body Image Scale (SABIS), a self-report measure of body image and sexual adjustment for use with Turkish patients with breast cancer. We administered the SABIS to one hundred sixty-nine women who had undergone initial surgical treatment for primary breast cancer. The psychometric properties of the SABIS were examined, and it was found to be a reliable and valid assessment of body image and sexuality in patients with breast cancer following surgery; however, it did not cover all dimensions representing patients’ sexuality and body image. Patients’ sexual problems need to be assessed more comprehensively, using more culturally sensitive items. © 2014, Springer Science+Business Media New York.EnglishArticle10.1007/s11195-014-9367-3