Validation of the Six-item Female Sexual Function Index in Middle-Aged Brazilian Women.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

 To validate the six-item female sexual function index (FSFI-6) in middle-aged Brazilian women.

Methods

 Cross-sectional observational study, involving 737 (premenopausal n = 117, perimenopausal n = 249, postmenopausal n = 371) Brazilian sexually active women, aged between 40 and 55 years, not using hormonal contraceptive methods. The Brazilian FSFI-6 was developed from the translation and cultural adaptation of the Portuguese FSFI-6 version. The participants completed a general questionnaire, the FSFI-6, and the menopause rating scale (MRS). The validation was performed by AMOS 16.0 software (SPSS, Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) for a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The chi-square of degrees of freedom (χ2/df), the comparative fit index (CFI), th

SUBMITTER: Dall'Agno ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10309272 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature