Psychometric Properties of the Psychotropic-Related Sexual Dysfunction Questionnaire (PRSexDQ-SALSEX) in Patients with Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Abstract

Sexual dysfunction is a disturbing and often underrecognized problem associated with schizophrenia and its treatment. The Psychotropic-Related Sexual Dysfunction (PRSexDQ-SALSEX) is a brief and relatively nonintrusive questionnaire that has shown adequate psychometric properties in patients with depression. This study examined the psychometric properties of the PRSexDQ-SALSEX in a sample of patients with schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders who were experiencing anti-psychotic-induced sexual dysfunction and were switched to olanzapine. The PRSexDQ-SALSEX was very feasible and its internal reliability was satisfactory. In addition, this questionnaire showed a good convergent validity and sensitivity to tracking changes in sexual functioning.

This article was prepared on behalf of the Spanish Working Group for the Study of Psychotropic-Related Sexual Dysfunction. Members of the Working Group are as follows: Luis Agüera (Madrid); Manuel A. Arias (Pontevedra); Ángel L. Blanco (Cáceres); Manuel Bousoño, (Oviedo); Jesús Derecho (Cáceres); Marina Díaz-Marsá (Madrid); Manuel Franco (Zamora); Delio Guerrero (Avila); María-José Gómez del Castillo (Cáceres); and Enrique Vicens (Barcelona).

This report has been supported by funding from Lilly, S. A.