Yonsei Med J.  2014 Sep;55(5):1442-1446. 10.3349/ymj.2014.55.5.1442.

Development and Validation of the Korean Version of the Female Sexual Function Index-6 (FSFI-6K)

• Lee Y
• Lim MC
• Joo J
• Park K
• Lee S
• Seo S
• Lee DO
• Park SY

• KMID: 1799515
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2014.55.5.1442

Abstract

PURPOSE
To evaluate the validity and reliability of the Korean version of the Female Sexual Function Index-6 (FSFI-6K).
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Participants were recruited from February 2013 to July 2013. The primary survey was conducted for 220 participants, and a follow-up was conducted 3 weeks (+/-1 week) after the primary survey. The FSFI-6K data were analyzed and compared to the reference values in the original FSFI.
RESULTS
Of the 220 participants, 199 (90.5%) returned to follow-up, 18 (8.2%) had no further contact, and 3 (1.4%) declined to respond. The internal consistency of the FSFI-6K as measured by Cronbach's alpha was 0.888 and the reliability based on test-retest intraclass correlation was 0.606; these values were acceptable. The cutoff used for diagnosis of female sexual dysfunction by an receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve was a score of 21; the sensitivity and specificity for this curve are 0.89 and 0.86, respectively. The area under the receiver operating curve was 0.948.
CONCLUSION
The FSFI-6K has high internal consistency and acceptable reliability. This validated questionnaire can be used for the Korean population.

Keyword

Female Sexual Function Index; validation; Korean version

MeSH Terms

Adult
Data Collection/*standards
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Republic of Korea
*Sexual Behavior
Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological/*diagnosis
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  Fig. 1 ROC curve for total score of the FSFI-6K. AUC, the area under the receiver operating curve; FSFI-6K, Female Sexual Function Index-6 Korea version; ROC, receiver operating characteristic.

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