Dutch normative data of the sexual distress scale and the body image scale.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Sexual health is an important contributing factor for health-related quality of life, but research in this domain is scarce. Moreover, normative data are needed to interpret patient-reported outcome measures on sexual health. The aim of this study was to collect and describe normative scores of the Female Sexual Distress Scale (FSDS) and the Body Image Scale (BIS) from the Dutch population and assess the effect of important demographic and clinical variables on the outcome. As the FSDS is also validated in men, we refer to it as SDS.

Method

Dutch respondents completed the SDS and BIS between May and August 2022. Sexual distress was defined as a SDS score > 15. Descriptive statistics were calculated to present normative data per age group per gender after post-stratif

SUBMITTER: Huberts AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10473982 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature