title: Menopausal Sexual Interest Questionnaire (MSIQ): a unidimensional scale for the assessment of sexual interest in postmenopausal women.
abstract: A panel of experts formulated relevant domains of sexual function with a focus on sexual interest and desire. The resulting 10-item scale, the Menopausal Sexual Interest Questionnaire (MSIQ), was examined for reliability (internal consistency and test-retest repeatability), construct validity (concurrent, convergent, and discriminant), sensitivity, and specificity in a clinical trial. A principal components analysis identified three factors (desire, responsiveness, and satisfaction) with eigenvalues > 1. A high degree of internal consistency was observed for each of the three domains. Test-retest repeatability correlation coefficients for domain scores were all highly significant. The MSIQ demonstrated adequate construct validity, with all three domains showing a high degree of sensitivity and with two of the three exhibiting specificity to the effects of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA. rosen@umdnj.edu
authors.forename: Raymond C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Rosen
authors.forename: Rogerio A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Lobo
authors.forename: Barbara A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Block
authors.forename: Hwa-Ming
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Lisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Zipfel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003075:Coitus / Q000523:psychology*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007989:Libido; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D017698:Postmenopause; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D016387:Women's Health