MS Self Report Questionnaires of Fatigue and Sexual Function

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These are great ways to prepare yourself for a date with your neuro.
You know, the one you've anticipated for months and then when you get
there the MS brain fog kicks in and you can't remember a third of what
you wanted to talk about.

Of course if you are 100% fatigued 100% of the time and you never have
sex, you should skip this and take a nap.

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Self-Report Questionnaires

Self-report questionnaires are used to measure a person’s perception
of his/her own experiences and understanding of events. The purpose is
to help individuals evaluate their health, emotions and/or
experiences. The self-report evaluations can help people organize
their experiences in a more meaningful way that can be shared with
their healthcare providers. The reports create an opportunity to
communicate sensitive topics with healthcare providers in a less
threatening manner. Healthcare providers can then review the self
assessments with their patients and if needed provide appropriate
medical interventions.

There are several self-report questionnaires that are directly related
to helping people with MS evaluate their condition and experiences.
The Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) and the MS Intimacy and Sexuality
Questionnaire-19 (MSISQ-19) are two examples of self-report surveys
that can help people with MS evaluate their levels of disease
experiences. The results can then be shared with healthcare providers
to help manage disease symptoms of MS. This document contains these
two self-report questionnaires.

http://va.gov/MS/articles/MS_Self_Report_Questionnaires_Fatigue_and_Sexual_Function.asp