BACKGROUND Approximately 40% of women and 30% of men describe sexual dysfunction, although recognition in medical settings is suboptimal, due to problems in reporting and eliciting concerns relating to sexual function and satisfaction. Screening questionnaires may help to support this aspect of clinical practice. The Arizona sexual experiences scale (ASEX) includes items that quantify sex drive, arousal, vaginal lubrication or penile erection, ability to reach orgasm, and satisfaction from orgasm. METHOD We investigated the validity and other psychometric properties of the ASEX, and the findings from the populations in which it has been employed, by searching MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Google Scholar using the terms, Arizona sexual experiences scale, Arizona Sexual Experience Questionnaire, and ASEX. We eliminated duplications, letters, and papers not available in English, and grouped the remaining papers into the categories of psychometric, epidemiological, and outcome-based studies. RESULTS After elimination of letters and duplicates, papers not in English, and preclinical and irrelevant studies, 104 papers were analyzed. The ASEX has excellent internal consistency, scale reliability and strong test-retest reliability. Analyses of variance reveal significant differences in total ASEX scores between patients and controls and between females and males. ASEX appears to be useful in a range of clinical situations including patients with primary sexual dysfunction, specific psychiatric disorders, specific physical illnesses, and treatment emergent sexual dysfunction. DISCUSSION The ASEX appears to be a reliable instrument for identifying and quantifying sexual dysfunction across a range of populations in various clinical settings. Little is known about its utility in patients with anxiety disorders or relationships between ASEX scores and biological parameters.

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在临床环境中使用亚利桑那性经验量表进行结构化审查。

背景技术尽管由于在报告和引起与性功能和满意度有关的问题上的问题，在医学上的认识并不理想，但是大约40％的女性和30％的男性描述了性功能障碍。筛选调查表可能有助于支持临床实践的这一方面。亚利桑那州性经历量表（ASEX）包括量化性欲，性唤起，阴道润滑或阴茎勃起，达到性高潮的能力以及对性高潮的满意度的项目。方法我们通过搜索MEDLINE，EMBASE和Google Scholar，使用“亚利桑那州性经验量表”，“亚利桑那性经验问卷”和“ ASEX。我们消除了重复，字母，和没有英文的论文，将其余论文归类为心理测量，流行病学和基于结果的研究。结果在消除了信件和重复项，非英语论文以及临床前和无关研究之后，共分析了104篇论文。ASEX具有出色的内部一致性，规模可靠性和强大的重测可靠性。方差分析显示，患者与对照组之间以及女性与男性之间的总ASEX得分存在显着差异。ASEX在许多临床情况中似乎有用，包括患有原发性功能障碍，特定的精神疾病，特定的身体疾病以及治疗中出现的性功能障碍的患者。讨论ASEX似乎是一种可靠的工具，可以在各种临床环境中跨人群进行识别和定量性功能障碍。对其在焦虑症患者或ASEX评分与生物学参数之间的关系的效用知之甚少。