Reliability and validity of the elements of desire questionnaire in premenopausal women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes

Table 2 EDQ internal consistency: monthly and daily recall versions

EDQ Score	Baseline		3 Months		6 Months
	N	Cronbach’s α	N	Cronbach’s α	N	Cronbach’s α
Monthly Recall	1144	0.924	966	0.952	836	0.956
With item removed:
Q1. How often sexual desire or interest		0.912		0.945		0.949
Q2. Intensity of sexual desire or interest		0.911		0.944		0.948
Q3. Sexual thoughts or fantasies		0.917		0.948		0.952
Q4. Interest in engaging in sex		0.909		0.943		0.947
Q5. Want to have sex		0.911		0.943		0.948
Q6. Receptivity to partner’s request		0.924		0.952		0.954
Q7. You initiate sex		0.923		0.951		0.957
Q8. Interest in initiating sex		0.912		0.944		0.949
Q9. Satisfaction with desire or interest		0.919		0.948		0.953
Single-Day Daily Recall	924	0.949	837	0.963	700	0.969
With item removed:
Q1. How often sexual desire or interest		0.938		0.956		0.963
Q2. Intensity of sexual desire or interest		0.939		0.955		0.961
Q3. Sexual thoughts or fantasies		0.943		0.957		0.964
Q4. Interest in engaging in sex		0.936		0.953		0.960
Q6. Receptivity to partner’s requests		0.936		0.958		0.963
Q8. Interest in initiating sex		0.939		0.955		0.962
Q9. Satisfaction with desire or interest		0.959		0.969		0.974