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Brief Index of Sexual Functioning for Women (BISF-W)

 

Author(s)

 

Purpose

  • Pathology:

Female genital diseases and pregnancy complications

  • Disease:

Female sexuality

  • Objective:

To assess current levels of female sexual functioning and satisfaction

  • Population for intended use:

Female

 
 

Characteristics

  • Type of instrument:

Patient satisfaction

Signs and symptoms

  • Administration mode:

Self-administered

  • Number of items:

22

  • Recall/Observation period:

The past month

 
 

Language(s)

  • Original language:

English for the USA

  • List of existing translations:

The translations listed below may not have undergone a full linguistic validation process and may require further work to be suitable for use in a study.
This list of translations is subject to constant changes, therefore please check the status of translations with MAPI Research Trust / the developers / copyright holders / distributors.

BISF-W

French for France
Portuguese for Brazil
 

Bibliographic reference(s) of the original questionnaire

Mazer NA, Leiblum SR, Rosen RC. The brief index of sexual functioning for women (BISF-W): a new scoring algorithm and comparison of normative and surgically menopausal populations. Menopause. 2000 Sep-Oct;7(5):350-63

Taylor JF, Rosen RC, Leiblum SR. Self-report assessment of female sexual function: psychometric evaluation of the brief index of sexual functioning for women. Archives of Sexual Behavior 1994; 23(6):627-643

Last update: April 2012

Last update in collaboration with the author: January 2002