Psychometric properties of the Menopause Specific Quality of Life questionnaire among Thai women with a history of breast cancer

This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Thai Menopause Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (MENQOL) instrument in menopausal Thai women with a history of breast cancer. Two hundred and ninety women with a history of breast cancer who reported hot flashes completed the Thai MENQOL....

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Published in:European journal of oncology nursing : the official journal of European Oncology Nursing Society 2018-10, Vol.36, p.75-81
Main Authors: Phligbua, Warunee, Smith, Ellen M. Lovie, Barton, Debra L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Asian Continental Ancestry Group - psychology
Breast cancer
Breast Neoplasms - complications
Breast Neoplasms - ethnology
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Hair
Hot flashes
Humans
Menopausal symptoms
Menopause - ethnology
Menopause - psychology
Middle Aged
Nursing
Psychometric properties
Psychometrics
Quality of Life
Reproducibility of Results
Self Report
Sexual Behavior
Surveys and Questionnaires
Thailand
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Summary:This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Thai Menopause Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (MENQOL) instrument in menopausal Thai women with a history of breast cancer. Two hundred and ninety women with a history of breast cancer who reported hot flashes completed the Thai MENQOL. Internal consistency reliability and item analysis were used to evaluate the reliability of the Thai MENQOL. Construct validity was evaluated by examining the correlations between the self-reported hot flash frequency and severity with the vasomotor MENQOL subscale (convergent validity); and assessed using exploratory factor analysis (structural validity). The Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the MENQOL total scale was 0.86 and for the vasomotor, psychosocial, physical, sexual domains were 0.73, 0.78, 0.81, and 0.83, respectively. Self-reported frequency and severity of hot flashes were correlated significantly with the vasomotor subscale (r's ≥ 0.50, p's 
ISSN:1462-3889
1532-2122
DOI:10.1016/j.ejon.2018.08.008