Open AccessFactor structure, internal consistency and distribution of Female Sexual Function Index among Mexican women with early diagnostic of breast cancer
Author(s) -
Melina Miaja Ávila,
José Moral de la Rubia,
Allex Jardim da Fonseca,
Marlid Cruz Ramos,
Cynthia Villarreal Garza,
Andrea Becerril Gaitán,
Bryan F. Vaca-Cartagena,
Ana Sofía Ferrigno Guajardo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
psicooncología
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.152
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 1988-8287
pISSN - 1696-7240
DOI - 10.5209/psic.77755
Subject(s) - confirmatory factor analysis , breast cancer , medicine , context (archaeology) , internal consistency , gynecology , cancer , clinical psychology , sexual function , reliability (semiconductor) , oncology , psychometrics , structural equation modeling , statistics , paleontology , mathematics , biology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
Background: Female Sexual Dysfunction (FSD) occurs frequently in women with breast cancer due to oncologic treatments. It is essential to have a validated instrument to diagnose and quantify FSD in this population accurately. Objective: To validate the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). Method: The FSFI was applied to 272 sexually active Mexican women with recent diagnosis of breast cancer who had not initiated systemic cancer treatment. Results: The FSFI six-factor model is valid by confirmatory factor analysis, and the inventory and its factors have adequate internal consistency reliability. Conclusions: This study provides enough evidence about the reliability and factor structure of the FSFI questionnaire in the context of breast cancer clinical practice in Mexico.