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- Title
SECRET<sup>®</sup> ‐ SExual Chronicle REcording Table: Validation and reliability.
- Authors
Zaccaro, Claudia; Lotti, Francesco; Morselli, Simone; Sebastianelli, Arcangelo; Frizza, Francesca; Bigazzi, Barbara; Liaci, Andrea; Cai, Tommaso; Vignozzi, Linda; Vignolini, Graziano; Serni, Sergio; Gravas, Stavros; Moncada, Ignacio; Salonia, Andrea; Gacci, Mauro
- Abstract
Background: Recording the entire sexual history of a patient from the very first sexual experiences to the current sexual habits is a challenging issue that physicians usually address with partial and non‐standardized interviews. Objectives: To validate the SExual Chronicle REcording Table (SECRET®), a structured written interview, developed and copyrighted both in English and Italian languages. Materials and methods: A multicenter national validation study was performed asking 300 male patients affected by uro‐andrological diseases to complete SECRET®. The structured interview is based on four sexual dimensions (masturbation, oral, vaginal and anal sex), declined in seven items (1.Have you ever performed/Do you perform; 2.At what age did you first experience; 3.How many times a month; 4.With how many partners; 5.How much did/do you enjoy; 6.How many times did/do you use a condom; 7.How many times did/do you use the pull‐out method). Data were stratified according to four stages of life (<30; 30‐45; 45‐60; >60 years old). Validity and reliability were assessed by using standard statistical methods for SECRET® validation. Results: Overall, 295 patients (98.4%) filled all the questions. SECRET® showed a high level of internal coherence (Cronbach's alpha coefficient ranged from 0.85 to 0.97) and reproducibility (paired sample t‐test at Test–Retest: p >.10). Conclusions: SECRET® represents a novel, simple instrument to record a patient's sexual history in daily clinical practice and clinical research. SECRET® has shown a good validity, internal consistence and reliability in different clusters of patients with uro‐andrological diseases.
- Subjects
SEXUAL intercourse; ANAL sex; CRONBACH'S alpha; ITALIAN language; MEDICAL research
- Publication
Andrology, 2021, Vol 9, Issue 3, p878
- ISSN
2047-2919
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/andr.12955