Table 1.
Results of the administration of the 22 item questionnaire to a sample of patients. The items of the final 10-item questionnaire are highlighted in bold
| N° of Item | Item | n | Range | Mean scoring (SD) | |
| Min | Max | ||||
| 1 | The discomfort that they cause me affects my daily activites. | 135 | 1 | 5 | 3.5 (1.2) |
| 2 | I worry too much about my personal hygiene | 135 | 1 | 5 | 1.7 (0.9) |
| 3 | I am afraid that the lesions won't disappear | 135 | 1 | 5 | 2.4 (1.4) |
| 4 | I am anxious to know whether I am going to recover from the infection for good | 134 | 1 | 5 | 1.7 (1.1) |
| 5 | I worry about whether the warts will get worse or if there will be some complications | 135 | 1 | 5 | 2.1 (1.3) |
| 6 | I have feelings of guilt | 135 | 1 | 5 | 3.3 (1.4) |
| 7 | I am anxious to know who infected me and when | 135 | 1 | 5 | 2.2 (1.4) |
| 8 | I worry that I might infect other people | 135 | 1 | 5 | 1.4 (0.8) |
| 9 | My state of mind is upset (anxiety, depression, sadness, uneasiness...) | 135 | 1 | 5 | 2.9 (1.2) |
| 10 | I feel more insecure | 135 | 1 | 5 | 2.9 (1.3) |
| 11 | Knowing that I have the illness affects me in my daily life | 135 | 1 | 5 | 3.3 (1.3) |
| 12 | I worry about whether I might have problems in having children in the future | 135 | 1 | 5 | 3.7 (1.5) |
| 13 | I worry about the lack of knowledge concerning my illness and its treatment | 135 | 1 | 5 | 2.7 (1.5) |
| 14 | I worry about people finding out about my illness (at work, at leisure centres, etc.) | 135 | 1 | 5 | 2.4 (1.6) |
| 15 | My personal relationships have been affected (partner, friendship, | 134 | 1 | 5 | 3.1 (1.4) |
| 16 | My sexual drive has decreased | 135 | 1 | 5 | 3.4 (1.4) |
| 17 | I feel worried during the act | 135 | 1 | 5 | 2.8 (1.4) |
| 18 | I avoid sexual relations | 134 | 1 | 5 | 3.3 (1.4) |
| 19 | My sexual relations have decreased in quality and/or frequency | 135 | 1 | 5 | 3.0 (1.4) |
| 20 | I worry about having to use barrier methods (condom, diaphragm) to have sexual relation | 135 | 1 | 5 | 3.5 (1.6) |
| 21 | The discomfort produced by treatment affects my daily life | 135 | 1 | 5 | 3.7 (1.3) |
| 22 | I worry about having to follow a treatment for a long time | 135 | 1 | 5 | 2.4 (1.4) |