title: Development and evaluation of Korean version of Quality of Sexual Function (QSF-K) in healthy Korean women.
abstract: This study was done to develop a Korean version of the Quality of Sexual Function (QSF-K) and evaluate the validity and reliability of the QSF-K. The participants were 220 women who visited the Center for Uterine Cancer at the National Cancer Center in Korea. Participants completed the scale once and then again at a two to four week interval. The QSF-K, Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) and European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 (EORTC-QLQ-C30) were used in this study. Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve, area under the ROC curve (AUC), intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC), and Cronbach's alpha were analyzed. In the analysis of the reliability, Cronbach's alpha was 0.83 and the ICC was 0.70. The validity measured with the AUC of the QSF-K comparing the FSFI and Global Health/QOL of the EORTC-QLQ-C30 was 0.717 and 0.728, respectively. Specifically, the AUC of the sexual activity level of the QSF-K was 0.838 in the FSFI comparison. The AUC of the psycho-somatic QOL of the QSF-K was 0.758 in the Global Health/QOL of the EORTC-QLQ-C30 comparison. Approximately half of the women (51.8%) had mild complaints/problems. The Korean version of the QSF was developed and validated.
authors.affiliation: Center for Uterine Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
authors.forename: Yumi
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-9341-0364
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Center for Uterine Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea. ; Gynecologic Cancer Branch, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
authors.forename: Myong Cheol
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-8964-7158
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.affiliation: Center for Uterine Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
authors.forename: Yedong
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-6306-6109
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Son
authors.affiliation: Biometric Research Branch, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
authors.forename: Jungnam
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-6961-8122
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Joo
authors.affiliation: Biometric Research Branch, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
authors.forename: KiByung
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-8638-8709
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Korean Language and Literature, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jung-Sup
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-1660-8419
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Center for Uterine Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
authors.forename: Dong Ock
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-9009-3508
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Center for Uterine Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea. ; Gynecologic Cancer Branch, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang-Yoon
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-8325-6009
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019540:Area Under Curve; D044466:Asian People; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011788:Quality of Life; D012372:ROC Curve; D056910:Republic of Korea; D019529:Sexuality; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Questionnaires; Sexuality; Validation