Development of a Korean version of the Female Sexual Distress Scale.
BACKGROUND
This article presents data based on the responses of more than 100 women who contributed to the development of a Korean version of the Female Sexual Distress Scale (FSDS).


OBJECTIVE
The FSDS was developed to measure sexually related personal distress in women. This article aims to test the usefulness and analyze factors of the 20-item version of the FSDS in a Korean female sample.


METHODS
The original two-item FSDS was translated with cultural modifications. A total of 104 healthy, married women were recruited through a survey. A second survey was undertaken after 2 weeks for test-retest reliability. Validity, internal consistency reliability, and test-retest reliability were evaluated. An exploratory factor analysis was also performed.


METHODS
A Korean version of the FSDS.


RESULTS
The test-retest coefficients 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%). By principal axis factoring, the Korean version of the FSDS was found to consist of two factors. A 16-item FSDS had good internal consistency with an alpha of 0.97. The test-retest reliability was good (r = 0.99, P < 0.01). The items of the 16-item FSDS were somewhat different from the original 12-item FSDS.


CONCLUSIONS
The Korean version of the FSDS (20-item) might be a useful tool for screening sexually distressed women in Korea. Instead of the 12-item version of the original FSDS, the 16-item FSDS was validated in this study. These results could reflect cultural differences between Eastern Asian and Western societies.
Bae
Jae Hyun
JH
Departments of Urology and Korea University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Han
Chang Su
CS
Psychiatry, Korea University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Kang
Seok Ho
SH
Departments of Urology and Korea University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Shim
Kang Soo
KS
Departments of Urology and Korea University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Kim
Je Jong
JJ
Departments of Urology and Korea University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Moon
Du Geon
DG
Departments of Urology and Korea University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. Electronic address: urobae@genetherapy.or.kr.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012107:Research Design; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014177:Translations; D016387:Women's Health