The Gynaecologic Leiden Questionnaire: Psychometric properties of a self-report questionnaire of sexual function and vaginal changes for gynaecological cancer patients

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 681-689

  Pieterse, Q D ^a   Kuile, M M Ter ^a   Maas, C P ^a   Kenter, G G ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cancer; Oncology; Questionnaire; Sexual function; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DISTRESS SCALE; FEMALE SEXUAL FUNCTION INDEX; GOLOMBOK RUST INVENTORY OF SEXUAL SATISFACTION; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; GYNECOLOGIC LEIDEN QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAUDSLEY MARITAL QUESTIONNAIRE; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SAMPLING; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VAGINA DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; ORGASM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL DISEASES;

EID: 48449095973     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1294     Document Type: Article

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