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ArticleSexual medicine2023

Psychometric evaluation of the Swedish version of the PROMIS Sexual Function and Satisfaction Measures in clinical and nonclinical young adult populations.

Emma Hovén, Kathryn E Flynn, Kevin P Weinfurt, Lars E Eriksson, Lena Wettergren

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Article in Sexual medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06455501 (FOAM), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.

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NCT06455501 not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

FOAM: Functional Outcome After Ventral Mesh Rectopexy, Prospective Cohort Study

TypeobservationalSponsorUppsala UniversityRan2024 to 2029Enrolled70ConditionsRectal ProlapseArmsVentral mesh rectopexy
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Emma HovénDepartment of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Kathryn E FlynnDepartment of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States.
Kevin P WeinfurtDepartment of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United States.
Lars E ErikssonDepartment of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden.
Lena WettergrenDepartment of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Karolinska Institutet · SEDuke University · USMedical College of Wisconsin · USUniversity of London · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®) Sexual Function and Satisfaction (SexFS) version 2.0 measurement tool was developed to assess sexual functioning and satisfaction in the general population regardless of health condition and sexual orientation. Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the PROMIS SexFS measure in clinical and nonclinical populations of young adults (aged <40 years). Methods: The SexFS was answered by a clinical population of young adult women ( Outcomes: The following domains of the SexFS 2.0 were investigated: Vaginal Lubrication, Vaginal Discomfort, Vulvar Discomfort- Clitoral, Vulvar Discomfort- Labial, Erectile Function, Interest in Sexual Activity, Satisfaction With Sex Life, Orgasm- Ability, and Orgasm- Pleasure. Results: The Swedish version of the SexFS 2.0 generated data of acceptable quality. Some noteworthy floor or ceiling effects were identified across domains and respondent groups. Corrected item totals were used to express the coherence between an item and the other items in the domain. The correlation coefficients were above 0.40 for all items, except for 1 of the items within the Vaginal Discomfort domain and for the items in the Erectile Function domain in the nonclinical group of men. High proportions of scaling success were noted across domains (96%-100%). Reliability was satisfactory (α = 0.74-0.92) for all domains, expect for Erectile Function of the nonclinical group (α = 0.53), due to low variability in item responses, which was improved somewhat (α = 0.65) when combined with the clinical group. Clinical Implications: A flexible tool to measure self-reported sexual function and satisfaction in young men and women is available for researchers and clinicians in Sweden. Strengths and Limitations: The nationwide population-based sample of patients with cancer, identified from national quality registers, minimized selection bias. However, men in the general population had a lower response rate (34%) compared to the other groups, which introduced a risk of bias in estimates. The psychometric evaluation was limited to young adults (aged 19-40 years). Conclusion: The results provide evidence for the validity and reliability of the Swedish version of the SexFS measure for the assessment of sexual functioning and satisfaction in young adults from both clinical and nonclinical populations.

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Erectile dysfunctionPatient-reported outcome measuresPsychometricsSexual dysfunctionSexual healthSexual satisfaction

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