Measuring bothersome menopausal symptoms: development and validation of the MenoScores questionnaire.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The experience of menopausal symptoms is common and an adequate patient-reported outcome measure is crucial in studies where women are treated for these symptoms. The aims of this study were to identify a patient-reported outcome measure for bothersome menopausal symptoms and, in the absence of an adequate tool, to develop a new measure with high content validity, and to validate it using modern psychometric methods.

Methods

The literature was reviewed for existing questionnaires and checklists for bothersome menopausal symptoms. Relevant items were extracted and subsequently tested in group interviews, single interviews, and pilot tests. A patient-reported outcome measure was drafted and completed by 1504 women. Data was collected and psychometrically validated u

SUBMITTER: Lund KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5956969 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature