Development and validation of a 6-item version of the female sexual function index (FSFI) as a diagnostic tool for female sexual dysfunction

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1139-1146

  Isidori, Andrea M ^a,f   Pozza, Carlotta ^a,f   Esposito, Katherine ^c,f   Giugliano, Dario ^c,f   Morano, Susanna ^b,f   Vignozzi, Linda ^d,f   Corona, Giovanni ^d,f   Lenzi, Andrea ^a,f   Jannini, Emmanuele A ^e,f  

^a Department of Medical Pathophysiology ^*  (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^f Special Group for Female Health of the Italian Society of Endocrinology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Female Sexual Dysfunction; Female Sexual Function Index; Psychometry; Validation Studies of Questionnaires for FSD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE SEXUAL FUNCTION INDEX; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SENSIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 77950815401     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01635.x     Document Type: Article

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