Author(s)
Purpose
- Pathology:
Female genital diseases and pregnancy complications
- Disease:
Female sexuality
- Objective:
To measure female sexuality with an emphasis on biological aspects
- Population for intended use:
Female
[ Women from menarche to old age ]
Characteristics
- Type of instrument:
Health-Related Quality of Life - HRQL (incl. health status)
Signs and symptoms
[ Symptom/functioning (Female sexuality, biological aspects) ]
- Administration mode:
Self-administered
- Number of items:
Original version: 19 items (also 7, 9 and 17 item versions exist)
- Recall/Observation period:
During the last four weeks
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.
19-item version
| Bulgarian* | English for Australia* | French for France* | Polish for Poland* |
| Czech* | English for the UK* | German for Germany* | Russian for Russia* |
| Dutch for Belgium (Flemish)* | Finnish for Finland* | Greek* | Swedish for Sweden* |
| Dutch for the Netherlands* | French for Belgium* | Hungarian* | Ukrainian* |
Short version (9-item)
| Danish for Denmark* | English for Canada* | French for France* | Norwegian for Norway* |
| Dutch for Belgium (Flemish)* | English for the UK* | German for Germany* | Portuguese for Brazil* |
| Dutch for the Netherlands* | Finnish for Finland* | Greek* | Spanish for Spain* |
| English for Australia* | French for Belgium* | Italian for Italy* | Swedish for Sweden* |
* Performed by the MAPI Institute
Bibliographic reference(s) of the original questionnaire
McCoy NL. The McCoy Female Sexuality Questionnaire. Quality of Life Research 2000;9(6a):739-745
McCoy NL et al. Handbook of sexuality-related measures. 1st Edition. California: Sage publications, McCoy Female Sexuality Questionnaire, 1998; p 249-251
McCoy NL, Davidson JMA. Longitudinal study of the effects of menopause on sexuality. Maturitas 1985;7:202-210
Last update: March 2012
Last update in collaboration with the author: May 2004
