Cross cultural adaptation and analysis of psychometric properties of Sinhala version of Menopause Rating Scale.

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.

SUBMITTER: Rathnayake N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6080547 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature