Development and validation of the Chinese version of modified body imgae scale in Chinese population / 中华妇产科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To develop the Chinese version of modified body image scale(MBIS) questionnaires, and to validate them in Chinese population. Methods The original English MBIS questionnaire was translated into Chinese, following the WHO cross-cultural adaptation of health-related quality of life measures. The reliability and validity of the Chinese version of MBIS questionnaires were evaluated in Chinese population, MRKH syndrome patients. Results Totally 50 patients with MRKH syndrome completed the MBIS and short-form 12-item health survey(SF-12)questionnaires.The Cronbach′s alpha of MBIS was 0.741,intraclass correlation coefficients were 0.472-0.815(P<0.01).MBIS scores were positively correlated with SF-12 scores(Spearman correlation coefficient was-0.409, P<0.01). Factor analysis showed that MBIS had one common factor. Conclusion Chinese version of MBIS has high reliability and validity in Chinese population,therefore is suitable for clinic and research.