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The purpose of this study was to examine the level of sexual function, depression, and quality of life in cervical cancer patients.

This descriptive, correlational, cross-sectional study was conducted at E Hospital, Seoul. A total of 137 women diagnosed with cervical cancer completed a structured questionnaire. Sexual function was measured with the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), depression with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and quality of life with the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–General version 4 (FACT-G). Descriptive statistics, ANOVA, Scheffé’s tests, and Pearson correlations were computed with SPSS Win 21.0.

The participants experienced sexual dysfunction (4.83 ± 4.16) and moderate to severe depression (11.08 ± 5.06). The mean score of …