title: Use of the female sexual function index in women with vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia.
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.
authors.affiliation: University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee 38163, USA. wlikes@utmem.edu
authors.forename: Wendy M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Likes
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stegbauer
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hathaway
authors.forename: Candice
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Todd
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tillmanns
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D016387:Women's Health