Table 1.

Pearson correlation coefficients between items applicable for all patients and the hypothesized scales in the Chinese SVQ.

Items*Item-scale correlations
INGSSI
Intimacy scale (IN)
    Interest in intimacy0.92-0.200.65
    Had close physical contact0.92-0.140.58
Global sexual satisfaction scale (GS)
    Worry about sex life-0.310.80-0.18
    Satisfaction with sex life-0.070.940.10
Sexual interest scale (SI)
    Sexual interest0.670.00
  • Item-scale correlations in bold have been corrected for overlap.

  • * Item numbers refer to the number of each item in the questionnaire Appendix A.