Arabic translation, content validity and reliability of the Multiple Sclerosis Intimacy and Sexuality Questionnaire-19 (MSISQ-19)

Abou El-Maaty, Ali Ahmed; El Sherifi, Saad Shawki; El-Gilany, Abdel-Hady; Zehry, Hamada Ibrahim; Salim, Almaza Ali; Rohiem, Mahmoud F.; Ismael, Ahmed Fawzi

doi:10.1186/s41983-024-00817-9

The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery

Table 5 Correlation matrix between items, domains and total score

From: Arabic translation, content validity and reliability of the Multiple Sclerosis Intimacy and Sexuality Questionnaire-19 (MSISQ-19)

Item	Correlation coefficient (r)
Item	Primary	Secondary	Tertiary	Total scale
1. Muscle tightness or spasms in my arms, legs, or body	0.25	0.63^***	0.29	0.47^**
2. Bladder or urinary symptoms	0.38^*	0.8^***	0.4^*	0.64^***
3. Bowel symptoms	0.25	0.53^***	0.35^*	0.45^***
4. Feelings of dependency because of MS	0.79^***	0.7^***	0.85^***	0.86^***
5. Tremors or shaking in my hands or body	0.1	0.71^***	0.22	0.39^*
6. Pain, burning, or discomfort in my body	0.07	0.72^***	0.21	0.39^*
7. Feeling that my body is less attractive	0.83^***	0.64^***	0.88^***	0.87^***
8. Problems moving my body the way I want during sexual activity	0.76^***	0.64^***	0.84	0.83^***
9. Feeling less masculine or feminine due to MS	0.76^***	0.6^***	0.87^***	0.81^***
10. Problems with concentration, memory, or thinking	0.41^**	0.75^***	0.5^***	0.66^***
11. Exacerbation or significant worsening of my MS	0.56***	0.79^***	0.66^***	0.78^***
12. Less feeling or numbness in my genitals	0.75^***	0.44^**	0.67^***	0.65^***
13. Fear of being rejected sexually because of MS	0.79^***	0.61^***	0.9^***	0.83^***
14. Worries about sexually satisfying my partner	0.74^***	0.59^***	0.88^***	0.8^***
15. Feeling less confident about my sexuality due to MS	0.81^***	0.56^***	0.9^***	0.82^***
16. Lack of sexual interest or desire	0.87^***	0.5^***	0.83^***	0.8^***
17. Less intense or pleasurable orgasms or climaxes	0.85^***	0.44^**	0.83^***	0.76^***
18. Takes too long to orgasm or climax	0.94^***	0.43^**	0.81^***	0.78^***
19. Inadequate vaginal wetness or lubrication	0.87^***	0.48^**	0.69^***	0.75^***
Primary		0.53^***	0.88^***	0.87^***
Secondary			0.65^***	0.85^***
Tertiary				0.92^***

r: correlation coefficient; MS: multiple sclerosis

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