VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF THE TURKISH VERSION OF THE SEX PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: surveys.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Fibromyalgia, Neck Pain Musculoskeletal, Back Pain Lower Back Chronic, Musculoskeletal Diseases. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
SEXUAL FUNCTIONALITY IN CHRONIC PRIMARY PAIN CONDITIONS: VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF THE TURKISH VERSION OF THE SEX PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE
Overview
Although there are many questionnaires used in the literature regarding sexual function and satisfaction, these questionnaires evaluate sexual problems regardless of the chronic pain condition and have not been validated for chronic pain. It has been reported that developing a standard or consensus-determined measure to evaluate sexual health in musculoskeletal pain would be advantageous for clinical practice and research. For this purpose, the only study we encountered in the literature is the Sexual Functionality in Chronic Primary Pain Conditions: Sex Pain Questionnaire developed by Rafael Ballester-Arnal in 2022. The questionnaire, consisting of 17 items, comprises two factors: "Sexual and relationship dissatisfaction" and "The effect of chronic pain on sexual life" and has good psychometric properties (Internal consistency indices of 0.72 and 0.96). This study was planned to establish the Turkish validity and reliability of the Sexual Functionality in Chronic Primary Pain Conditions: Sex Pain Questionnaire, which was developed to identify sexual function problems that are impaired due to physical pain in patients with chronic pain, and to contribute it to the literature.
Detailed description
Developing goal-oriented and appropriate prevention and management strategies is crucial in coping with chronic pain. Therefore, all factors associated with chronic pain, including biological, psychological, socio-demographic, and lifestyle determinants, their consequences, and follow-up should be investigated.
Sexual and relationship health are also important components of quality of life ( Studies in the literature show that sexual function and relationships are negatively affected in chronic pain conditions compared to healthy controls. It is reported that sexual function and relationships are negatively affected, especially in women, as pain intensity, anxiety, depression, stress, fear avoidance, and catastrophizing increase, physical function decreases, body image distortion and self-efficacy perception decrease, and psychosocial problems are present. However, despite its importance for patients, many clinicians do not address sexual health issues due to lack of time, resources, and training, concerns about knowledge and skills, fear of criminality, personal discomfort, and lack of awareness about potential sexual health problems in patient groups.
Interventions
- Other surveys
Similar surveys will be administered to both groups.
Primary outcome measures
- SPQ [Time frame: DAY 1]
Secondary outcome measures (3)
- YCDÖ [Time frame: DAY 1]
- FSFI-6 [Time frame: DAY 1]
- IIEF-5 [Time frame: DAY 1]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- patient with primary chronic pain (such as non-specific lower back/neck pain, fibromyalgia)
- pain lasting longer than 3 months (as classified by IASP in 2019),
- who has been in a regular and stable heterosexual relationship for the past year.
Exclusion criteria
- who have not had a regular and stable heterosexual relationship for the last year
- have serious and secondary musculoskeletal diseases
- have post-surgical and post-traumatic pain
- have underlying pathological causes such as chronic neuropathic pain, visceral pain
- with severe cognitive impairment
- who have difficulty understanding and completing the items in the questionnaire will be excluded from the study.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
Study locations
Turkey (Türkiye) · 2 centers
- Kütahya Health Sciences University — Kütahya
- Kütahya Health Sciences University — Kütahya
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07536672 · KHSU-ST-03