Abstract The Sexual Distress Scale (SDS) can be used to assess sexual distress in women, men, and prostate cancer (PCa) survivors. Despite its strong psychometric properties, researchers and clinicians could benefit from a short form of the scale. Two studies were conducted to develop (Study 1) and validate (Study 2) a short form of the SDS (SDS-SF) using samples of women, men, and PCa survivors from previous studies. Results of Study 1 suggested a 5-item SDS-SF. Study 2 showed that the SDS-SF items clustered in one factor with good fit across the three samples and excellent reliability. Sexual distress was associated with higher sexual bother, and poorer sexual satisfaction, sexual function, and relationship quality. The SDS-SF discriminated participants with and without distressing sexual problems. The SDS-SF facilitates the assessment of sexual distress in clinical settings by providing a quick way of screening patients with high levels of sexual distress.

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性窘迫量表-简短表格的初步验证：在女性，男性和前列腺癌幸存者中的应用

摘要性困扰量表（SDS）可用于评估女性，男性和前列腺癌（PCa）幸存者的性困扰。尽管它具有强大的心理测量特性，但研究人员和临床医生可以从简短的量表中受益。进行了两项研究，以使用先前研究中的女性，男性和PCa幸存者样本开发（研究1）和验证（研究2）SDS的简短形式（SDS-SF）。研究1的结果建议使用5项SDS-SF。研究2表明，SDS-SF项目以一种因素聚集，在三个样本中具有良好的拟合度，并且具有出色的可靠性。性困扰与较高的性困扰，较差的性满意度，性功能和关系质量有关。SDS-SF区分有或没有困扰性问题的参与者。