Validation of the Menopause Rating Scale in Serbian language

Gazibara, Tatjana; Dotlić, Jelena; Kurtagic, Ilma; Nurković, Selmina; Rancic, Biljana; Radovanović, Saša; Terzić, Milan

doi:10.1007/s00404-015-3743-9

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“…Furthermore, we observed a satisfactory firmness and repeatability with an acceptable test-retest reliability and internal consistency which are compatible with the previous studies [ 3 , 16 , 19 , 20 ]. Our analysis showed a three factor model accounting for 59.8% of the total variance which is almost identical as the first FA where three factor model accounted for 58.8% of the total variance [ 5 ].…”

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

Rathnayake

Lenora

Alwis

et al. 2018

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BackgroundMenopause 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.MethodsSinhala 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.ResultsIn 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 < 0.001 and Pearson correlation / r = 0.93) were high. Factor analysis (FA) with Principal Component Analysis (PCA) extracted three factors explaining 59.82% cumulative variance with few exceptions from the original version. In the item-subscale correlation analysis items showed stronger correlations within their own subscale score (r range between 0.56–0.84) than with other subscales scores and subscales' scores showed strong correlations with the overall MRS score (r range between 0.70–0.86) indicating strong convergent validity. Mean (SD) symptom severities of each item were significantly different between symptomatic and asymptomatic women (p < 0.05) emphasizing good discriminant validity. The overall MRS and SF-36 scores correlated significantly (Pearson correlation: − 0.52, p < 0.01 and Kendall’s tau-b: − 0.39, p < 0.01) ensuring strong criterion validity.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.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s12955-018-0977-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…In the current study, we evaluated the psychometric properties of the Sinhala version of the MRS. We observed that the Sinhala version of MRS has sound psychometric properties that are concordant with previous MRS validation studies [ 3 , 16 , 19 , 20 ].…”

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

Rathnayake

Lenora

Alwis

et al. 2018

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“…There are 25 translations of the MRS on its official website and recently translated into Siberian and Chinese language. [6][7][8][9] Other questionnaires like Menopause-Specific QOL questionnaire (MENQOL) are also used with comprise of 36 questions which are more time consuming. 10 A globally uniform common document like MRS helps in judging post menopausal issues worldwide as well as improvement with treatment.…”

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Hindi translated version of menopausal rating score questionnaire: a method to evaluate post menopausal symptoms in India

Malik

Pokaria

Singh

et al. 2019

Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol

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Background: There are large number of post menopausal patients in India deserving more care and attention than is given at present.MRS questionnaire in Hindi (MRS-H), a translated and validated version of original MRS Scale (MRS-E), self assessed by patients in their own native language. This tool can be used to assess and document current quality of life as well as improvement with treatment of severe post menopausal symptoms, in Indian population.Methods: 30 bilingual English and Hindi speaking postmenopausal patients were recruited for this study.MRS Questionnaire has 11 questions covering somatic, pschycological and genitourinary symptoms of menopause. The scoring system is simple. Hindi translation of MRS Questionare was done from English (MRS-E) to Hindi (MRS-H) by 4 independent translations using standard protocol. The MRS-H was tested for internal validity and also compared with MRS - E.Results: Quality of life is a subjective perception modified by the cultural habitat in which one lives. MRS-H showed high validity and good co-relation with MRS-E. The MRS-H possessed good convergent and discriminant validity. MRS-H showed anICC (Intraclass coefficient) was more than 0.5 and cronbach alpha more than0.5. There was found to be strong correlation between MRS-E and MRS-H questionnaire with all correlation value above 0.7.Conclusions: The authors recommend the use of the self assessed MRS-H in Hindi should be used to assess menopausal complaints and relief with treatment in India.

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“…The MRS questionnaire is a valuable international tool for investigating menopause symptoms which is used in many clinical and epidemiological studies to determine the frequency and intensity of the symptoms in middle-aged women [26][27][28][29]. These tools include 11 symptoms related to menopause in three fields of physical (4 questions), mental (4 questions) and urogenital (3 questions).…”

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“…In this questionnaire, the options "not suffering from" and "very severe" are designated with scores of 1 and 5, respectively, and the total scores of the MRS questionnaire are in the range of 11 to 55. A lower total score of the MRS or the score related to each of the fields or the score related to the questions of each field shows less intense menopause symptoms [27].…”

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The relationship between management strategies for menopausal symptoms and women’s decision making styles during menopausal transition

Bahri

Sajjadi

Sadeghmoghadam

2019

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Introduction: Considering the importance of identifying the factors affecting women's decision making process about the management of menopausal symptoms, this study was conducted with the aim of investigating the relation between decision making styles and women's chosen options for management of menopausal symptoms. Material and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from May 2016 to July 2018 in Gonabad, north east of Iran. Using the cluster sampling method 473 women between 45 and 60 years old were recruited to the study. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire, a menopause symptom treatment options questionnaire, the Menopause Rating Scale and the Decision Making Styles Questionnaire. The data analysis was conducted using SPSS software version 16 as well as descriptive and analytical statistics; a p-value of < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Results: The mean age of participants was 51.6 ±4.6 years old and the majority of them (85.5%) were housewives. The most popular menopause symptom treatment option was hormone replacement therapy. The majority of participants (45.4%, 228 people) used an avoidant decision making style. There was no statistically significant difference between menopausal symptom treatment options and decision making styles type (p = 0.525). There was a statistically significant difference between severity of menopausal symptoms and type of decision making style (p = 0.003). Conclusions: The findings showed that there was no significant relation between the selected method to manage menopausal symptoms and women's decision making styles. It is recommended that this study be conducted on a population that has greater access to all menopausal symptom treatment options.

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Validation of the Menopause Rating Scale in Serbian language

Abstract: Serbian version of MRS demonstrated excellent reliability and validity. The MRS in Serbian language can be used in daily clinical work with menopausal women for assessing their symptoms and quality of life.

Cited by 20 publications

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

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

Hindi translated version of menopausal rating score questionnaire: a method to evaluate post menopausal symptoms in India

The relationship between management strategies for menopausal symptoms and women’s decision making styles during menopausal transition

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