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

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... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Huberts, Anouk S.
Peeters, Noëlle J.M.C.Vrancken
Kaplan, Z. L.Rana
van Linschoten, Reinier C.A.
Pastoor, H.
van der Woude, C. Janneke
Koppert, Linetta B.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
Reihe/Periodikum: Huberts , A S , Peeters , N J M C V , Kaplan , Z L R , van Linschoten , R C A , Pastoor , H , van der Woude , C J & Koppert , L B 2023 , ' Dutch normative data of the sexual distress scale and the body image scale ' , Quality of Life Research , vol. 32 , no. 10 , pp. 2829-2837 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-023-03434-w
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Sprache: Englisch
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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-stratification weighting was applied. Multiple logistic and linear regression analyses were conducted to assess the effect of age, gender, education, relationship status, history of cancer and (psychological) comorbidities on SDS and BIS. Results: For the SDS 768 respondents were included with a weighted mean score of 14.41 (SD 10.98). Being female (OR 1.77, 95% CI [1.32; 2.39]), having a low educational level (OR 2.02, CI [1.37; 2.39]) and psychological comorbidities (OR: 4.86, 95% CI [2.17; 10.88]) were associated with sexual distress. For the BIS, 696 respondents were included. Female gender (β: 2.63, 95% CI [2.13; 3.13]), psychological comorbidities (β: 2.45, 95% CI [1.43; 3.47]), higher age (β: −0.07, 95% CI [−0.09; −0.05]), and a high educational level (β:−1.21, CI: −1.79 to −0.64) were associated with the non-disease related questions of the Body Image Scale. Conclusion: This study provides age- and gender-dependent normative values for the SDS and the non-disease related questions of the BIS. Sexual distress and body image are influenced by gender, education level, relationship status and psychological comorbidities. Moreover, age is positively associated with Body Image.