Questionnaires to measure sexual quality of life

Arrington, Renata; Cofrancesco, Joseph; Wu, Albert W.

doi:10.1007/s11136-004-7625-z

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“…Researchers must thus have in mind that many respondents misreport when answering questionnaires containing sensitive questions [12,35]. However, the self-administrated questionnaires often result in less missing data and more valid results compared to face-to-face and telephone interview surveys, when sensitive questions are asked [38], why this method should be considered as superior.…”

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“…Few translation problems arose during the present adaptation of the questionnaire, which may have been facilitated by the questionnaire containing few items and being designed in a simple format [12].…”

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“…The WSFQ was, however, considered appropriate for the Swedish multicentre study being as it is applicable to both women and men, homo-and heterosexual [12], focuses specifically on sex and has been used in a healthy population [15], as well as in people with a variety of diseases, such as kidney cancer [16], breast cancer [17][18][19], spina bifida disease [20], hypogondal men [21], diabetes [22], hypertension [13], breast reconstruction [23], and MI [6,24]. The aim of this pilot study was thus to evaluate the validity and reliability of a Swedish version of the WSFQ among persons with a heart disease.…”

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Evaluation of a Swedish Version of the Watts Sexual Function Questionnaire (WSFQ) in Persons with Heart Disease: A Pilot Study

Kristofferzon

Johansson

Brännström

et al. 2010

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

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Background: As part of preparation for a Swedish multicentre study, exploring sexual and married life in patients with myocardial infarction and their partners, a Swedish validated instrument was required. Aims: The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of a Swedish version of the Watts Sexual Function Questionnaire (WSFQ) among persons with a heart disease. Methods: A convenience sample of 79 persons (47 men and 32 women) living with a heart disease was recruited from the members of the National Association of Heart and Lung Patients. They completed a Swedish version of the WSFQ on two occasions. Results: Two separate factor analyses each revealed a two-factor structure on both occasions: "Sexual appetite" and "Sexual expectations" with gender-neutral questions and "Sexual sensitiveness" and "Sexual ability" with gender-specific questions. Cronbach's alpha coefficients ranged from 0.48 to 0.86 and test-retest values for all but one question exceeded 0.70. Conclusions: The Swedish version of the WSFQ showed good validity and stability and acceptable internal homogeneity. Extended evaluations of the questionnaire are recommended.

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Evaluation of a Swedish Version of the Watts Sexual Function Questionnaire (WSFQ) in Persons with Heart Disease: A Pilot Study

Kristofferzon

Johansson

Brännström

et al. 2010

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

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“…The search strategies were often limited. For example, only MeSH headings were used, and no free text words [21,22]; or only a few synonyms were used, for example, only ''measur* or assess*''; words such as ''question*'', ''self-report'', ''test'', ''scale'', ''outcome'' or ''interview'' were not used [23]. In some reviews only the text words ''psychometrics'' [24] or ''clinimetrics'' [25] were used.…”

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Evaluation of the methodological quality of systematic reviews of health status measurement instruments

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A systematic review of measurement properties of health-status instruments is a tool for evaluating the quality of instruments. Our aim was to appraise the quality of the review process, to describe how authors assess the methodological quality of primary studies of measurement properties, and to describe how authors evaluate results of the studies. Literature searches were performed in three databases. One hundred and forty-eight reviews were included. The purpose of included reviews was to identify health status instruments used in an evaluative application and to report on the measurement properties of these instruments. Two independent reviewers selected the articles and extracted the data. Reviews were often of low quality: 22% of the reviews used one database, the search strategy was often poorly described, and in many cases it was not reported whether article selection (75%) and data extraction (71%) was done by two independent reviewers. In 11 reviews the methodological quality of the primary studies was evaluated for all measurement properties, and of these 11 reviews only 7 evaluated the results. Methods to evaluate the quality of the primary studies and the results differed widely. The poor quality of reviews hampers evidence-based selection of instruments. Guidelines for conducting and reporting systematic reviews of measurement properties should be developed.

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“…This acknowledgement of the importance of sex has stemmed from a recognition that a healthy, satisfying sex life is a key element of successful relationships. 2 The presence of a sexual dysfunction, such as erectile dysfunction (ED), can cause significant interference to a person's sexual functioning and sexual health that can then have negative implications for their general feelings of well-being.…”

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The impact of the use of PDE5 inhibitors for erectile dysfunction on the lives of Australian men

Matic

McCabe

2007

Int J Impot Res

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This article presents findings from a recent cross-sectional study that was designed to evaluate both the impact of erectile dysfunction (ED) on the lives of Australian men, and explore whether the use of PDE5 inhibitors was able to alter this impact. The sample comprised 410 men with ED, and 242 men who did not have ED. All men were primarily recruited over the internet via men's health web sites. Participants completed a questionnaire to assess their self-esteem, masculinity, quality of life, sexual satisfaction, relationship satisfaction and usage of oral ED medication. The results demonstrated that men with ED experienced deficits on all of the psychosocial areas when compared to men without ED. Moreover, treatment with ED medication did not alleviate this deficit. Implications of these findings for the treatment of men with ED are discussed in the context of the biopsychosocial model of health and the need for a multidisciplinary approach to ED management is highlighted.

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Questionnaires to measure sexual quality of life

Abstract: Current measures of sexual functioning often exclude important domains, lack applicability to gender and sexual preference groups, or lack adequate testing of validity and testing in important populations. Future questionnaires should take into account these concerns.

Cited by 133 publications

References 103 publications

Evaluation of a Swedish Version of the Watts Sexual Function Questionnaire (WSFQ) in Persons with Heart Disease: A Pilot Study

Evaluation of a Swedish Version of the Watts Sexual Function Questionnaire (WSFQ) in Persons with Heart Disease: A Pilot Study

Evaluation of the methodological quality of systematic reviews of health status measurement instruments

The impact of the use of PDE5 inhibitors for erectile dysfunction on the lives of Australian men

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