Turkish validity and reliability of the sexual complaints screener for men

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the validity and reliability parameters of the Turkish version of the Sexual Complaints Screener for Men (SCS-M) which is a promising brief measure to assess sexual problems in daily practice. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted online. Data was collected through an online validated and content specific questionnaire via self-reporting. In total, 230 male participants between the ages of 18 and 25 submitted the questionnaire. SCS-M was translated into Turkish and applied with the International Index of Erectile Function, the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36). The p-value was evaluated statistically significant at p < 0.05. RESULTS: The average age of participants was 21.89 ± 2.08. The Cronbach alpha internal consistency coefficient of the scale was 0.818. Correlation analysis between SCS-M, IIEF and IIEF sub-scales were statistically significant. CONCLUSION: Turkish version of the SCS-M presented good psychometric parameters. SCS-M is a valid and reliable measure for the screening and evaluation of sexual complaints. It was additionally identified as a valuable contributor to the short measures in assessing male sexual problems in research and clinical practice.

Turkish validity and reliability of the Sexual Complaints Screener for Women

“…Providing clinicians with efficient and practical female sexual functioning assessment tools would allow for more comprehensive data to be collected, and the assessment of data to lead to more accurate diagnoses, and actions for treatment and referral. The SCS-W was designed as a brief, practical and updated tool to enable clinicians of all backgrounds to incorporate the assessment of sexual health into their routine evaluations similar to the Sexual Complaints Screener for Men [24]. The use of the SCS-W holds the potential to create a space for patients to share sexual health issues and histories in a more detailed and comprehensive manner.…”