Validation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Multiple Sclerosis Intimacy and Sexuality Questionnaire-15 (MSISQ-15) into Spanish

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Antonio Esteve Ríos¹  María José Cabañero-Martínez¹  Silvia Escribano¹  Frederick Foley²  Sofía García-Sanjuán¹ 

[1] Department of Nursing/Faculty of Health Science, University of Alicante;Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University

关键词: Multiple sclerosis;    Sexuality;    MSISQ-15;    Neurology;   

DOI  :  10.7717/peerj.15138

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Inra

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe Multiple Sclerosis Intimacy and Sexuality Questionnaire-15 (MSISQ-15) is a valid and reliable tool to assess the sexuality of people with multiple sclerosis. The objectives of this study were: 1) to cross-culturally adapt and examine the psychometric properties of the MSISQ-15 in the Spanish context and 2) to examine the association between sexual dysfunction and other related factors.MethodsWe conducted a instrumental study. People diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and members of multiple sclerosis associations in Spain were included. The linguistic adaptation of the questionnaire was performed through a translation-back translation procedure. For the psychometric validation, the confirmatory factor analysis was used while the internal consistency was examined by the ordinal alpha test. The construct validity was examined by correlating the results with the Male Sexual Function (FSH), Female Sexual Function-2 (FSM-2), Dyadic Adjustment Scale-13 (EAD-13) and Multiple Sclerosis International Quality of Life Questionnaire (MusiQoL) questionnaires.ResultsA total of 208 participants were included. Both the fit of the Spanish version of the MSISQ-15 to the original scale and the internal consistency were adequate (α = 0.89). The construct validity showed correlations with the FSH, FSM-2, and MusiQoL but not with the EAD-13.ConclusionsThe Spanish version of the MSISQ-15 is a valid and reliable tool to assess the sexuality of people with multiple sclerosis in the Spanish context.

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