Skip to main content

Table 1 Description of Contemporary Measures of Quality of Sexual Function in comparison to the KDQOL-SF

From: The impact of nocturnal hemodialysis on sexual function

Inventory Name

Modality/gender

Number of items

Domains

Kidney Disease Quality of Life Short Form (KDQOL-SF) ***Present Study

SR/male and female

4

Sexual activity, satisfaction, arousal, burden of kidney disease on sex life

Arizona sexual experience scale (ASEX)

SR/male and female

5

Drive, arousal, penile erection/vaginal lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction

Center for Marital and Sexual Health Sexual Functioning questionnaire (CMASH-SFQ)

SR/male and partner

21

Sexual frequency, sexual satisfaction, orgasm, erectile function

Derogatis interview for sexual functioning (DISF-SR)

CI and SR/male and female

25

Cognition, arousal, behaviour, orgasm, drive/relationship, overall total score

Female sexual function index (FSFI)

SR/female only

19

Desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction, pain

Index of premature ejaculation

SR/male only

10

Sexual satisfaction, control, distress

International index of erectile function (IIEF)

SR/male only

15

Erectile function, orgasm, desire, intercourse satisfaction, overall total score

Profile of female sexual function (PFSF)

SR/female only

37

Desire, arousal, orgasm, pleasure, concerns, responsiveness, self-image

Sexual function questionnaire (SFQ)

SR/female only

26

Desire, arousal–sensation, arousal–lubrication, enjoyment, orgasm, dyspareunia, partner relationship, overall total score

Sexual interest and desire inventory

CI

13

Overall total score

Short scale to measure female sexual functioning (SPEQ)

SR/female only

9

Feelings for partner, sexual responsivity, sexual frequency, libido, dyspareunia, partner problems

Female sexual distress scale (FSDS/FSDS-R)

SR/female only

12/13

Unidimensional scale measuring sexually related personal distress. 'R' version has an additional desire item

  1. Abbreviations: CI = clinical interview; SR = self report (Adapted with permission from Derogatis [26]).