title: Psychometric properties of the French Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI).
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Few validated questionnaires are available in French to assess sexual function. The aim of this study was thus to validate a French version of the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) in a sample of French women.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this prospective monocentric and cross-sectional study, an already existing French version of the FSFI, was back-translated and compared to the original version. It was then randomly distributed to 800 women attending Gynecology consultation at Nantes University Hospital in April 2012. Various statistical analyzes were used to test the psychometric properties of the French FSFI.
  
  
  RESULTS
  512 questionnaires were completed. Mean FSFI summary score was 25.2. Intraclass correlation coefficients were superior to 0.75 and Cronbach's coefficients superior to 0.8 similarly to the original version. Variance analysis revealed significant differences in summary score between premenopausal and postmenopausal women and according to the marital status. Convergent validity was excellent (100%) and discriminant validity was satisfactory (89.5%). The factorial structure corresponded to the original version with six retrieved dimensions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study demonstrated similar or adequate psychometric properties of the French version of the FSFI compared to the original English version.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Nantes University Hospital, 38 boulevard Jean Monnet, 44093, Nantes Cedex 1, France, sophie.wylomanski@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wylomanski
authors.forename: Réjane
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bouquin
authors.forename: Henri-Jean
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Philippe
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Poulin
authors.forename: Matthieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hanf
authors.forename: Brigitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dréno
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rouzier
authors.forename: Gaëlle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Quéreux
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014175:Translating