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Table 1 The characteristics of the included studies

From: Systematic review of the psychometric properties of instruments to measure sexual desire

Instrument

Country

Items

Average fill time

Population

Sample (n)

Questionnaire Measure of Sexual Interest (QMSI) [57]

Ireland

140

20 min

Women and Men

94

Sexual Desire Conflict Scale for Women (SDCSW) [18]

USA

33

Not reported

Women

54

Sexual Desire Inventory (SDI-2) [2]

Canada

14

Not reported

Women and Men

380

Sexual Desire Inventory (SDI-2) [25]

Germany

13

Not reported

Women and Men

156

Sexual Desire Inventory (SDI-2) [26]

Spain

14

Not reported

Women and Men

608

Sexual of Fantasy Questionnaire (SFQ) [62,63,64]

England

40

Not reported

Women and Men

90 [22–24]

Sexual of Fantasy Questionnaire (SFQ) [65, 66]

Spain

32

Not reported

Women and Men

Two samples n = 460 [25] and n = 510 [26]

Menopausal Sexual Interest Questionnaire (MSIQ) [19]

USA

10

Not reported

Women

332

The Sexual Interest and Desire Inventory-Female (SIDI-F) [20, 21, 67, 68]

USA

13

5 min

Women

448 [31]

The Sexual Interest and Desire Inventory-Female (SIDI-F) [28]

Iran

13

15 min

Women

Three samples: n = 90 [28], n = 248 [29] and n = 428 [30]

40

Screener for Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder in Menopausal Women (SHSDD) [22]

USA

4

Not reported

Women

959

Cues for Sexual Desire Scale CSDS [23]

USA

40

Not reported

Women

Two samples n = 874 and n = 138

Cues for Sexual Desire Scale CSDS [27]

Portugal

40

Not reported

Women

3.687

The Sexual Arousal and Desire Inventory (SADI) [69]

USA

54

Not reported

Women and Men

390

Female Sexual Desire Questionnaire (FSDQ) [24]

Australia

50

30 min

Women

741