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ABSTRACT: Background
Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) evaluates eleven menopausal symptoms and health related quality of life (HRQOL) of postmenopausal women under three subscales. In this study we attempted cross cultural adaptation and evaluation of psychometric properties of a Sinhala translation of MRS.Methods
Sinhala version of MRS was adapted following standard methodology; forward and backward translations, review by an expert group, focus group discussion (FGD) and pre-testing. It was self-administered among randomly selected healthy, Sinhalese, community-dwelling 166 postmenopausal women (aged; median?=?56.5, IQR, 53.0-59.0 years) along with the Short Form 36 (SF-36) survey questionnaire. MRS was re-administered among a subsample (n?=?80) after two weeks of first administration. Psychometric properties; reliability and validity were evaluated.Results
In Sinhala version of MRS, both internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha coefficient?=?0.79) and test retest reliability (intra class correlation / ICC?=?0.86, 95%CI?=?0.82-0.91, p?ConclusionsThe Sinhala version of MRS we adapted is an informative tool with high reliability and validity and this tool can be used to evaluate the menopausal symptoms and HRQOL in postmenopausal women conversant in Sinhala.
SUBMITTER: Rathnayake N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6080547 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rathnayake Nirmala N Lenora Janaka J Alwis Gayani G Lekamwasam Sarath S
Health and quality of life outcomes 20180806 1
<h4>Background</h4>Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) evaluates eleven menopausal symptoms and health related quality of life (HRQOL) of postmenopausal women under three subscales. In this study we attempted cross cultural adaptation and evaluation of psychometric properties of a Sinhala translation of MRS.<h4>Methods</h4>Sinhala version of MRS was adapted following standard methodology; forward and backward translations, review by an expert group, focus group discussion (FGD) and pre-testing. It was ...[more]