Validity and Reliability of Korean Version of the Female Sexual Distress Scale (FSDS).
- Author:
Changsu HAN
1
;
Hyun Chul KIM
;
Suck Ho KANG
;
Du Geon MOON
;
Je Jong KIM
;
Ju Yeon CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea. dgmoon@korea.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Female;
Sex;
Distress;
Questionnaire;
Standardization
- MeSH:
Female*;
Humans;
Korea;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Reproducibility of Results*;
Sensitivity and Specificity
- From:Korean Journal of Andrology
2004;22(2):68-74
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The Female Sexual Distress Scale(FSDS) was developed to measure sexually-related personal distress in women. We performed this study to assess the reliability and validity of FSDS-Korean version in Korean women. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The original 20-item FSDS was translated into Korean. One-hundred four healthy, married women were recruited and given the survey. A second survey was done two weeks later for test-retest reliability. Validity, internal consistency reliability, and test-retest reliability were evaluated. RESULTS: The test-retest coefficient of stability over a 2-week period was 0.99(p<0.01). The 20 items of the FSDS have good internal consistency, with an alpha of 0.96. The FSDS discriminated between women with and without sexually related distress(t=-7.34, p<0.01). The optimal cut-off score was 20(sensitivity 71.4%, specificity 92.2%). CONCLUSIONS: The Korean version of FSDS might be a useful tool to screen for sexually distressed women in Korea.
