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  • Title: [Psychometric properties of the Massachusetts General Hospital-Sexual Functioning Questionnaire in elderly people].
    Author: Hernández-Soberón JC, Torres-Obregón R, Carrillo Cervantes AL, Medina-Fernández IA, Sierra JC, Onofre-Rodríguez DJ.
    Journal: Rev Int Androl; 2022; 20(3):170-177. PubMed ID: 35193836.
    Abstract:
    AIM AND BACKGROUND: In Mexico sexual dysfunctions are a relevant problem, depression and age are the main predisposing factors. Whereby it is necessary to considerate to have valid evaluation instruments in Mexican population. The aim of the study was to examine the psychometric properties of Massachusetts General Hospital-Sexual Functioning Questionnaire (MGH-SFQ) in that population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The sample was 634 Northeast Mexican elderly, selected by a non-probabilistic procedure. The MGH-SFQ and the Depression Scale of the Center for Epidemiological Studies were used as measurements. RESULTS: The unifactorial structure is confirmed in elderly men and woman (RMSEA=.04; CFI=.92; RMSEA=.03; CFI=.95) shows adequate internal consistency reliability and adequate validity evidence of its measures. CONCLUSIONS: The MGH-SFQ is a questionnaire that provides reliable and valid measures of sexual functioning in Mexican elderly men and woman.
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