A cultural adaptation and testing on the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Menopause Symptom Assessment Scale.

IF 2.8 3区医学 Q1 OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

Menopause: The Journal of The North American Menopause Society Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI:10.1097/GME.0000000000002458

Jie Hou, Diya Wang, Jing Su

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Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to modify the Chinese version of the Menopause Symptom Assessment Scale (MSAS) and evaluate its validity and reliability.

Methods: An expert panel from the gynecology and nursing domain determined items that should remain or be revised, and 30 participants were selected for the pilot study. A total of 255 women who met the criteria for inclusion were enrolled in the investigation. SPSS 25.0 and AMOS 25.0 were used to analyze data. The internal and external reliability of the scale was evaluated using Cronbach's α coefficient, split-half reliability, and test-retest reliability, respectively. Expert review, exploratory factor analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis were used to evaluate the scale's validity, which encompasses both its content validity and structural validity.

Results: The Chinese version of the MSAS contains 43 items with 5 dimensions, including sexual function, psychological status, interpersonal anxiety, autonomic balance, and other subjective symptoms. The correlation coefficient (r value) between individual items and the total scale ranged from 0.49 to 0.67 (P < 0.05); the Item-Content Validity Index range from 0.80 to 1.00, and Scale-Content Validity Index was 0.91; the Cronbach's α coefficient was 0.85, and the test-retest reliability was 0.93; exploratory factor analysis revealed a cumulative variance contribution of 76.98%; the fitting index of the scale structure model was good.

Conclusions: The updated Chinese version of the MSAS presented good reliability and validity and could be applied in assessing menopausal symptoms in Chinese women.

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《更年期症状评定量表》中文版的文化适应及信效度检验。

目的：对中文版更年期症状评定量表（MSAS）进行修改，并对其效度和信度进行评价。方法：由妇科和护理领域的专家小组确定应保留或修改的项目，并选择30名参与者进行初步研究。共有255名符合纳入标准的妇女参加了调查。采用SPSS 25.0和AMOS 25.0对数据进行分析。量表的内部信度和外部信度分别采用Cronbach's α系数、劈半信度和重测信度进行评估。采用专家评审、探索性因子分析和验证性因子分析对量表进行效度评价，包括内容效度和结构效度。结果：中文版MSAS包含性功能、心理状态、人际焦虑、自主神经平衡和其他主观症状5个维度共43个项目。单项与总量表的相关系数（r值）在0.49 ~ 0.67之间（P < 0.05）；项目内容效度指数为0.80 ~ 1.00，量表内容效度指数为0.91；Cronbach’s α系数为0.85，重测信度为0.93；探索性因子分析显示，累积方差贡献率为76.98%；模型的拟合指标较好。结论：新版MSAS具有良好的信度和效度，可用于评价中国妇女的更年期症状。

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Menopause: The Journal of The North American Menopause Society 医学-妇产科学

CiteScore

5.40

自引率

7.40%

发文量

330

审稿时长

3-8 weeks

期刊介绍： Menopause, published monthly, provides a forum for new research, applied basic science, and clinical guidelines on all aspects of menopause. The scope and usefulness of the journal extend beyond gynecology, encompassing many varied biomedical areas, including internal medicine, family practice, medical subspecialties such as cardiology and geriatrics, epidemiology, pathology, sociology, psychology, anthropology, and pharmacology. This forum is essential to help integrate these areas, highlight needs for future research, and enhance health care.