Urology Journal (Jun 2013)
Validation of Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Female Sexual Function Index
Abstract
Purpose: To examine the psychometric properties of a Persian language version of the FemaleSexual Function Index (P-FSFI) amongst a sample of healthy Iranian women.Materials and Methods: All participants (562) completed a battery of questionnaires, includingthe P-FSFI, Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS), Positive and Negative Affect Scales (PANAS),and Locke-Wallace Marital Adjustment Test (LWMAT). The dimensions of the P-FSFI andits convergent and divergent validity were examined, using principal component analysis and Pearsoncorrelations, respectively. To examine the predictive validity of the P-FSFI, data collected from562 healthy participants were compared with 108 women with sexual problems who completed theP-FSFI measure. The P-FSFI reliability was determined in two ways: calculating Cronbach alphaand measuring test-retest coefficients (with a 4-week interval).Results: The results indicated that the P-FSFI is conceptualized within a-four factor model. Thesefactors were named as: Sexual Response, Sexual Desire, Sexual-related Pain, and Sexual Satisfaction.Results also indicated that the P-FSFI and its 4 subscales had good internal consistency andtest-retest reliability. Significant correlations in the predicted directions between the scores of theP-FSFI and its 4 subscales with the scores of DASS, PANAS, and LWMAT supported both theconvergent and divergent validity for the P-FSFI. The results also indicated that the scores of theP-FSFI and its 4 subscales significantly differentiated women with and without sexual problems.Conclusion: In general, these findings support the reliability and the validity of the P-FSFI amongstIranian healthy females.
