1. Use of the female sexual function index in women with vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia.
- Author
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Likes WM, Stegbauer C, Hathaway D, Brown C, and Tillmanns T
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- Adult, Aged, Carcinoma in Situ complications, Case-Control Studies, Discriminant Analysis, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Precancerous Conditions complications, Reproducibility of Results, Self-Assessment, Sensitivity and Specificity, Severity of Illness Index, Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological psychology, Surveys and Questionnaires standards, Vulvar Neoplasms complications, Women's Health, Carcinoma in Situ psychology, Precancerous Conditions psychology, Quality of Life, Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological diagnosis, Vulvar Neoplasms psychology
- Abstract
The present investigation extends the validation of the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI; Rosen et al., 2000) to include women with vulvar excisions for vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN). No instrument previously has been validated in this population. We administered the instrument to 43 women (n = 43) with VIN treated with vulvar excision and age-matched healthy controls (n = 43). We found the FSFI to have high reliability and validity in the VIN excision population. Discriminant validity and internal consistency were within acceptable ranges. Using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 (EORTC QLQ C-30; Agronson et al., 1993) and the FSFI in this population, we found a correlation between a related construct of quality of life and sexual function.
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- 2006
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