Italian validation of Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX) on patients suffering from psychotic spectrum disorders.

IF 1 4区医学 Q4 PSYCHIATRY

Rivista di psichiatria Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI:10.1708/3749.37323

Tommaso B Jannini, Rodolfo Rossi, Vittorio Sconci, Roberto L Bonanni, Floriana De Michele, Gabriella Cavallo, Alberto Siracusano, Alessandro Rossi, Giorgio Di Lorenzo, Emmanuele A Jannini, Giacomo Ciocca

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Abstract

Introduction: Many forms of mental disorders, especially psychotic disorders are characterized also by a worsening of sexual functioning. The main aim of this study was to validate in the Italian context the Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX), a very useful international tool to assess sexual dysfunction in people suffering from mental illness.

Methods: Seventy-three patients suffering from psychotic spectrum disorders were recruited. We administered the Italian version of ASEX, adequately translated by two expert bilinguals. After 15 days we administered once again the test for test-retest reliability.

Results: Validation of ASEX revealed Cronbach's coefficients >0.70 in both single items as in the total score. In addition, the test-retest reliability revealed Pearson's coefficients >0.50 in the various domains. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed good fit indexes for the two factors model of ASEX (SRMR=0.54; CFI=0.974; RMSEA=0.135).

Discussion: This study represents the first validation in the Italian psychiatric context of a very useful specific tool for the sexual assessment in people suffering from mental illness. Our analysis after the ASEX administration revealed good psychometric characteristics in terms of confirmatory factor analysis, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability.

Conclusions: On the basis of our results and consideration, we strongly suggest the use of ASEX in clinical context to assess the sexual function of patients with severe mental disorders.

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意大利对精神病谱系障碍患者的亚利桑那性经验量表(ASEX)的验证。

许多形式的精神障碍，尤其是精神障碍，其特征还包括性功能的恶化。这项研究的主要目的是在意大利背景下验证亚利桑那性经验量表(ASEX)，这是一个非常有用的国际工具，用于评估患有精神疾病的人的性功能障碍。方法:招募73例精神谱系障碍患者。我们进行了意大利语版的ASEX，由两名双语专家进行了充分的翻译。15天后，我们再次进行了信度测试。结果:经ASEX验证，单项和总分的Cronbach系数均>0.70。此外，各领域的重测信度显示Pearson系数>0.50。验证性因子分析显示，ASEX的两因素模型拟合指标较好(SRMR=0.54;CFI = 0.974;RMSEA = 0.135)。讨论:这项研究代表了意大利精神病学背景下对一种非常有用的特定工具的首次验证，该工具可用于精神疾病患者的性评估。我们在使用ASEX后的分析显示，在验证性因子分析、内部一致性和重测信度方面具有良好的心理测量特征。结论:基于我们的研究结果和考虑，我们强烈建议在临床背景下使用ASEX来评估严重精神障碍患者的性功能。

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Rivista di psichiatria 医学-精神病学

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5.00

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3.70%

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6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Gli interessi della rivista riguardano l’approfondimento delle interazioni tra mente e malattia, la validazione e la discussione dei nuovi strumenti e parametri di classificazione diagnostica, la verifica delle prospettive terapeutiche farmacologiche e non.