On clinical application and assessment of Menopause-Specific Quality of Life (Chinese Version) / 中华流行病学杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To introduce Menopause-Specific Quality of Life (MENQOL) into China, and to evaluate the quality of its Chinese Version.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>MENQOL was translated into Chinese language and the reverse translation was done by several specialists. After retest study on 30 cases, validity, reliability and responsiveness were implemented in 409 cases with menopause syndrome in the multicenter study.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>7 components were extracted in factor analysis, and the total cumulative contribution was 59.476%. By correlation analysis, 7 components were divided into four domains vasomotor, psychosocial, physical and sexual items, same as in the English Version. The test-retest reliability of four domains were 0.806, 0.804, 0.941, 0.940 respectively. Cronbach alpha of four domains were 0.7258, 0.8234, 0.8475, 0.8641 respectively. There had been significant changes after treatment noticed.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The measurement properties of MENQOL-Chinese Version including effectueness, reliability were met with satisfaction and seemed to be adaptable to Chinese menopause women.</p>