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. 2013 Apr 3;34(6):286–294. [Article in Spanish] doi: 10.1016/S0212-6567(04)79497-4

Diseño y validación del cuestionario de Función Sexual de la Mujer (FSM)

Design and validation of the Questionnaire on women's Sexual function (wsf)

F Sánchez a,, M Pérez Conchillo b, JJ Borrás Valls c, O Gómez Llorens d, J Aznar Vicentee e, A Caballero Martín de las Mulas c
PMCID: PMC7669196  PMID: 15491520

Abstract

Objective

To design and validate a self-administered questionnaire to evaluate sexual function in women

Design

Cross-sectional, multi-centre study

Setting

Primary care, in 9 health centres of the Community of Valencia

Participants

Women not at risk of sexual dysfunction, selected by consecutive sampling. Initial sample 600, valid sample 212

Interventions

Questionnaire of 14 questions to be filled out in 5–10 minutes, designed by a committee of experts. The participants filled it out on two occasions (test and retest) with an interval of 4 weeks. Diagnostic assessment by a committee of observers

Main measurements

Reliability between test and retest questions:

- One to one: analysis of concordance: kappa index. Significant variations: χ2 goodness of fit

- On the sum of replies: comparison of means (Wilcoxon) and subsequent analysis: intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC). Internal consistency: Cronbach's alpha. Validity of contents: consensus of experts. Inter-observer correlation: ICC and factor analysis

Results

Reliability: one to one: Kappa from 0.597 to 0.743. χ2 not significant (ns). Between total sums (Wilcoxon), ns (z=-0.312, P=.755) (95% confidence). ICC: r=0.9587 (95% CI, 0.9460–0.9685), significant correlation (99% confidence). Internal consistency: Cronbach's alpha test: 0.8954, retest: 0.8973. Inter-observer correlation: ICC: r=0.9498 (CI, 0.9386–0.9611) significant (confidence 99%). Factor analysis: groupings of items 9, 13, 14; 1, 2, 3, 10; 5, 6, 7, 8

Conclusions

The questionnaire is stable, valid and reliable. It evaluates the stages of sexual response, initiative and degree of sexual communication. It collects data on sexualperformance. It is useful for exploring and diagnosing sexual dysfunction

Key words: Sexual dysfunction, Women, Questionnaire, Evaluation, Diagnosis

Estudio independiente financiado totalmente por los autores y colaboradores voluntarios. No existe la posibilidad de conflictos de intereses derivados de la publicación de este trabajo. El cuestionario y sus resultados no se han presentado hasta el momento en ningún acto científico

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