Abstract
There have been a number of sexual counseling programs for spinal cord injured individuals, but little attempt has been made to assess the impact of such programs. One reason for this has been the lack of reliable and valid assessment devices. The present paper attempted to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Sexual Attitude and Information Questionnaire (SAIQ) as a measure of specific sexual information and attitudes in spinal cord injured patients. Eleven recent onset and 23 remote onset spinal cord injured persons completed the SAIQ on one occasion. Twenty of these subjects (five with remote and 15 with recent onset) completed the SAIQ on two occasions, two or three weeks apart. Seven of the remote onset subjects also completed the Sexual Interaction Inventory. Statistical analysis indicated the SAIQ to have good reliability, internal consistency, and temporal stability. The validity of the SAIQ as a measure of specific sexual information and attitudes in SCI was evaluated and appears promising.
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This paper was supported in part by Grant #16P-56818 from the Rehabilitation Services Administration, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, to the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine.
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Brockway, J.A., Steger, J.C. Sexual attitude and information questionnaire: Reliability and validity in a spinal cord injured population. Sex Disabil 4, 49–60 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01102464
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Keywords
- Spinal Cord
- Injured Population
- Sexual Attitude
- Sexual Interaction
- Recent Onset