. 2022 Jan 29;30(5):4315–4325. doi: 10.1007/s00520-021-06540-y

Table 2.

Female sexual function index

Measure FSFI	Group	Preintervention		Postintervention		Effect of intervention			Postintervention Between-group
Measure FSFI	Group	Mean rank	p-value	Mean rank	p-value	ΔMean rank	Z	Δp-value	Effect size
Desire	UC	28.56	0.17	24.06	0.33	-4.5	-1.61	0.11	0.10
Desire	MBSR	23.54	0.17	27.87	0.33	4.33	-1.61	0.11	0.10
often of sexual desire	UC	27.30	0.46	24.76	0.51	-2.54
often of sexual desire	MBSR	24.75	0.46	27.19	0.51	2.44
level of sexual desire	UC	28.76	0.13	24.26	0.37	-4.5
level of sexual desire	MBSR	23.35	0.13	27.67	0.37	4.32
Arousal	UC	30.60	.027*	24.64	0.51	-5.96	-3.91	.000^**	0.61
Arousal	MBSR	21.58	.027*	27.31	0.51	5.73	-3.91	.000^**	0.61
often of sexually aroused	UC	30.64	.022^*	23.54	0.22	-7.1
often of sexually aroused	MBSR	21.54	.022^*	28.37	0.22	6.83
level of sexual arousal	UC	30.70	.022^*	24.96	0.61	-5.74
level of sexual arousal	MBSR	21.48	.022^*	27.00	0.61	5.52
confident of sexual activity	UC	29.16	0.12	25.68	0.87	-3.48
confident of sexual activity	MBSR	22.96	0.12	26.31	0.87	3.35
often satisfied with arousal	UC	29.60	0.05	26.52	0.79	-3.08
often satisfied with arousal	MBSR	22.54	0.05	25.50	0.79	2.96
Lubrication	UC	29.22	0.09	25.74	0.90	-3.48	-4.05	.000^**	0.67
Lubrication	MBSR	22.90	0.09	26.25	0.90	3.35	-4.05	.000^**	0.67
often of lubricated	UC	29.30	0.08	26.06	0.98	-3.24
often of lubricated	MBSR	22.83	0.08	25.94	0.98	3.11
difficult of lubricated	UC	29.66	.049^*	25.80	0.92	-3.86
difficult of lubricated	MBSR	22.48	.049^*	26.19	0.92	3.71
maintain of lubricated	UC	28.92	0.12	27.14	0.56	-1.78
maintain of lubricated	MBSR	23.19	0.12	24.90	0.56	1.71
difficult of lubricated	UC	29.04	0.10	26.32	0.87	-2.72
difficult of lubricated	MBSR	23.08	0.10	25.69	0.87	2.61
Orgasm	UC	28.72	0.15	27.06	0.59	-1.66	-3.10	.002^*	0.38
Orgasm	MBSR	23.38	0.15	24.98	0.59	1.6	-3.10	.002^*	0.38
often of orgasm	UC	28.60	0.16	27.06	0.59	-1.54
often of orgasm	MBSR	23.50	0.16	24.98	0.59	1.48
difficult of orgasm	UC	28.80	0.13	27.18	0.54	-1.62
difficult of orgasm	MBSR	23.31	0.13	24.87	0.54	1.56
satisfied of orgasm	UC	29.14	0.09	27.70	0.37	-1.44
satisfied of orgasm	MBSR	22.98	0.09	24.37	0.37	1.39
Satisfaction	UC	19.66	0.15	21.42	0.64	1.76	-2.70	.007^*	0.29
Satisfaction	MBSR	14.77	0.15	23.25	0.64	8.48	-2.70	.007^*	0.29
emotional closeness	UC	29.12	0.09	27.96	0.30	-1.16
emotional closeness	MBSR	23.00	0.09	24.12	0.30	1.12
Sexual relationship	UC	19.45	0.17	16.31	.005^*	-3.14
Sexual relationship	MBSR	15.03	0.17	26.79	.005^*	11.76
overall sexual	UC	20.43	0.20	16.82	.005^*	-3.61
overall sexual	MBSR	16.09	0.20	27.52	.005^*	11.43
Pain	UC	28.30	0.13	26.46	0.63	-1.84	-2.52	.012^*	0.25
Pain	MBSR	22.70	0.13	24.62	0.63	1.92	-2.52	.012^*	0.25
during vaginal penetration	UC	28.54	0.10	26.13	0.75	-2.41
during vaginal penetration	MBSR	22.46	0.10	24.92	0.75	2.46
following vaginal penetration	UC	27.80	0.21	26.44	0.64	-1.36
following vaginal penetration	MBSR	23.20	0.21	24.63	0.64	1.43
level of pain during or following	UC	28.86	0.06	26.85	0.50	-2.01
level of pain during or following	MBSR	22.14	0.06	24.25	0.50	2.11

* p≦ .05; ** p≦ .001; Δpost-test minus pre-test scores; FSFI Female Sexual Function Index; MBSR mindfulness-based stress reduction; UC usual care