title: Development and Psychometric Testing of a Sexual Concerns Questionnaire for Kidney Transplant Recipients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study describes the development and psychometric testing of the Sexual Concerns Questionnaire (SCQ) in kidney transplant (KTx) recipients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Construct validity was assessed using the Kroonenberg and Lewis exploratory/confirmatory procedure and testing hypothesized relationships with established questionnaires. Configural and weak invariance were examined across gender, dialysis history, relationship status, and transplant type. Reliability was assessed with Cronbach's alpha, composite reliability, and test-retest reliability.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Factor analysis resulted in a 7-factor solution and suggests good model fit. Construct validity was also supported by the tests of hypothesized relationships. Configural and weak invariance were supported for all subgroups. Reliability of the SCQ was also supported.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings indicate the SCQ is a valid and reliable measure of KTx recipients' sexual concerns.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.
authors.forename: Rebecca J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Muehrer
authors.forename: Dorothy M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Lanuza
authors.forename: Roger L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Arjang
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Djamali
mesh_terms: D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics; D019529:Sexuality; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires