The Use of the Sexual Function Questionnaire as a Screening Tool for Women with Sexual Dysfunction
- 1 July 2005
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Journal of Sexual Medicine
- Vol. 2 (4), 469-477
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2005.00076.x
Abstract
Aim To determine if the validated Sexual Function Questionnaire (SFQ), developed to assess efficacy in female sexual dysfunction (FSD) clinical trials, may also have utility in identifying target populations for such studies. Methods Data from five clinical trials and two general population surveys were used to analyze the utility of the SFQ as a tool to discriminate between the presence of specific components of FSD (i.e., hypoactive sexual desire disorder, female sexual arousal disorder, female orgasmic disorder, and dyspareunia). Results Sensitivity/specificity analysis and logistic regression analysis, using data from all five clinical studies and the general population surveys, confirmed that the SFQ domains have utility in detecting the presence of specific components of FSD and provide scores indicative of the presence of a specific sexual disorder. Conclusions The SFQ is a valuable new tool for detecting the presence of FSD and identifying the specific components of sexual functions affected (desire, arousal, orgasm, or dyspareunia).Keywords
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