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Pelvic examination results were recorded using a clinical examination checklist.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Main Outcome Measures<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Internal consistency of the two scales was assessed using Cronbach \u03b1, and the correlation between scales and other outcomes was reported.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The internal consistency measurements of the VAS and VuAS at the first visit were 0.70 and 0.68, which\u00a0decreased to 0.53 and 0.66 at the last visit. The VAS composite and VuAS composite scores were moderately correlated with each other (0.42 and 0.45 at first and last visits, respectively). A strong correlation was observed between VAS pain with intercourse and Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) pain with intercourse (\u22120.63 and\u00a0\u22120.71 at the first and last visits, respectively). Worse pain with examination, worse functioning on the FSFI pain, lubrication, and total scores, and worse vulvar irritation were correlated with more severe symptoms on the VAS and VuAS.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The VAS and VuAS are simple tools that can be used by clinicians to assess health concerns in women diagnosed with and treated for cancer. Validation is needed across diverse settings and groups of women.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jsxm.2016.11.317","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,12,20]],"date-time":"2016-12-20T23:00:53Z","timestamp":1482274853000},"page":"144-151","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/elsevier_cm_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":34,"title":["Validation of Clinical Tools for Vaginal and Vulvar Symptom Assessment in Cancer Patients and Survivors"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Anne A.","family":"Eaton","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics \u00a0 , New York, NY , USA"},{"name":"Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center \u00a0 , New York, NY , USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Raymond E.","family":"Baser","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics \u00a0 , New York, NY , 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