Development of a Questionnaire on Sexual Quality of Life in Women

Tara Symonds, Mitra Boolell, Frances Quirk

Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy · 2005 · 394 citations · 5 references

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TL;DR

The Sexual Quality of Life‑Female (SQOL‑F) questionnaire was developed to assess the impact of female sexual dysfunction on women’s sexual quality of life. SQOL‑F items were created from interviews with 82 women and validated using three datasets from UK and US women’s health surveys. The SQOL‑F demonstrated good psychometric properties, including convergent and discriminant validity and test‑retest reliability, and is a valid tool for assessing FSD impact, though its sensitivity to change requires further confirmation.

Abstract

The Sexual Quality of Life-Female (SQOL-F) questionnaire has been developed to assess the impact of female sexual dysfunction (FSD) on a woman's sexual quality of life. SQOL-F items were developed through interviews with 82 women. Three data sets from women's health surveys in the United Kingdom and the United States generated data for scale validation. The SQOL-F showed good psychometric properties: convergent validity, discriminant validity, and test-retest reliability. The SQOL-F is a valid instrument for assessing the impact of FSD on quality of life and as an adjunct in evaluating FSD in clinical trials. The SQOL-F sensitivity to changes in sexual function needs confirmation.

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