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Validation of the Six-item Female Sexual Function Index in Middle-Aged Brazilian Women

Objective To validate the six-item female sexual function index (FSFI-6) in middle-aged Brazilian women. Methods Cross-sectional observational study, involving 737 (premenopausal n = 117, perimenopausal n = 249, postmenopausal n = 371) Brazilian sexually active women, aged between 40 and 55 years, n...

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Autores principales: Dall'Agno, Mona Lúcia, Ferreira, Charles Francisco, Ferreira, Fernanda Vargas, Pérez-López, Faustino R., Wender, Maria Celeste Osório
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda 2019
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10309272/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31344717
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1692694
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author Dall'Agno, Mona Lúcia
Ferreira, Charles Francisco
Ferreira, Fernanda Vargas
Pérez-López, Faustino R.
Wender, Maria Celeste Osório
author_facet Dall'Agno, Mona Lúcia
Ferreira, Charles Francisco
Ferreira, Fernanda Vargas
Pérez-López, Faustino R.
Wender, Maria Celeste Osório
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description Objective To validate the six-item female sexual function index (FSFI-6) in middle-aged Brazilian women. Methods Cross-sectional observational study, involving 737 (premenopausal n = 117, perimenopausal n = 249, postmenopausal n = 371) Brazilian sexually active women, aged between 40 and 55 years, not using hormonal contraceptive methods. The Brazilian FSFI-6 was developed from the translation and cultural adaptation of the Portuguese FSFI-6 version. The participants completed a general questionnaire, the FSFI-6, and the menopause rating scale (MRS). The validation was performed by AMOS 16.0 software (SPSS, Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) for a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The chi-square of degrees of freedom (χ2/df), the comparative fit index (CFI), the Tucker-Lewis index (TLI) and the root-mean-square error of approximation (RMSEA) were used as indices of goodness of fit. Cronbach α coefficient was used for internal consistency. Results The process of cultural adaptation has not altered the Brazilian FSFI-6, as compared with the original content. The CFA for the FSFI-6 score showed an acceptable fit (χ2/df = 3.434, CFI = 0.990, TLI = 0.980, RMSEA = 0.058, 90% confidence interval (90%CI) = 0.033–0.083, p ≤ 0.001) and a good reliability was established in FSFI-6 and MRS (Cronbach α = 0.840 and = 0.854, respectively). In addition, 53.5% of the sample had low sexual function. Conclusion The FSFI-6 was translated and adapted to the Brazilian culture and is a consistent and reliable tool for female sexual dysfunction screening in Brazilian middle-aged women.
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spelling pubmed-103092722023-07-27 Validation of the Six-item Female Sexual Function Index in Middle-Aged Brazilian Women Dall'Agno, Mona Lúcia Ferreira, Charles Francisco Ferreira, Fernanda Vargas Pérez-López, Faustino R. Wender, Maria Celeste Osório Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet Objective To validate the six-item female sexual function index (FSFI-6) in middle-aged Brazilian women. Methods Cross-sectional observational study, involving 737 (premenopausal n = 117, perimenopausal n = 249, postmenopausal n = 371) Brazilian sexually active women, aged between 40 and 55 years, not using hormonal contraceptive methods. The Brazilian FSFI-6 was developed from the translation and cultural adaptation of the Portuguese FSFI-6 version. The participants completed a general questionnaire, the FSFI-6, and the menopause rating scale (MRS). The validation was performed by AMOS 16.0 software (SPSS, Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) for a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The chi-square of degrees of freedom (χ2/df), the comparative fit index (CFI), the Tucker-Lewis index (TLI) and the root-mean-square error of approximation (RMSEA) were used as indices of goodness of fit. Cronbach α coefficient was used for internal consistency. Results The process of cultural adaptation has not altered the Brazilian FSFI-6, as compared with the original content. The CFA for the FSFI-6 score showed an acceptable fit (χ2/df = 3.434, CFI = 0.990, TLI = 0.980, RMSEA = 0.058, 90% confidence interval (90%CI) = 0.033–0.083, p ≤ 0.001) and a good reliability was established in FSFI-6 and MRS (Cronbach α = 0.840 and = 0.854, respectively). In addition, 53.5% of the sample had low sexual function. Conclusion The FSFI-6 was translated and adapted to the Brazilian culture and is a consistent and reliable tool for female sexual dysfunction screening in Brazilian middle-aged women. Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda 2019-07-09 2019-07 /pmc/articles/PMC10309272/ /pubmed/31344717 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1692694 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Pérez-López, Faustino R.
Wender, Maria Celeste Osório
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title_fullStr Validation of the Six-item Female Sexual Function Index in Middle-Aged Brazilian Women
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title_short Validation of the Six-item Female Sexual Function Index in Middle-Aged Brazilian Women
title_sort validation of the six-item female sexual function index in middle-aged brazilian women
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10309272/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31344717
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1692694
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