Table 4.
Name | Number of questions | Domain names | Reliability studies | Validity studies | Advantages | Limitations |
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Premature Ejaculation Profile (PEP) | 4 | 1. Perceived control over ejaculation 2. Satisfaction with sexual intercourse 3. Personal distress related to ejaculation 4. Interpersonal difficulty related to ejaculation | Yes | Yes | Assesses outcome Brief, easy to administer Evaluates the subjective and clinically relevant component domains | Lack of validated cutoff scores Only one question per domain |
Index of Premature Ejaculation (IPE) | 10 | 1. Control 2. Sexual satisfaction 3. Distress | Yes | Yes | Assesses outcome Relatively brief and easy to administer Evaluates the subjective and clinically relevant domains | Lacks norms and diagnostic cutoffs |
Premature Ejaculation Diagnostic Tool (PEDT) | 5 | None | Yes | Yes | Screening questionnaire with cutoff scores Brief and easy to administer |
PE = premature ejaculation