ADAPTATION OF THE MENSTRUAL PERIOD-RELATED SYMPTOMS QUESTIONNAIRE INTO TURKISH: VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDY

Authors : Rabia Atilla, Çiğdem Bilge, Meltem Mecdi Kaydırak
Pages : 156-162
Doi:10.34108/eujhs.1569754
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Publication Date : 2025-08-15
Article Type : Research Paper
Abstract :This methodological research was conducted to adapt the Menstrual Period-Related Symptom Questionnaire to the Turkish by performing its validity and reliability.The study sample consisted of 260 women aged 18- 49, who had regular menstruation in the past six months, were literate in Turkish, and resided in Türkiye.The mean age of thewomen was 22.85±7.63 and the mean menarcheage was 13.21±1.36.Data were collected online between 30 October 2023 and 09 January 2024, using the snowball sampling method.Data Collection Form and Menstrual Period-Related Symptom Questionnaire were used to collect research data. The scale was first translated from English into Turkish, and then back-translated into English by a language expert. After ensuring semantic consistency between the original and the back-translated version, the final Turkish version of scale was developed.The validity and reliability of the scale were evaluated usingitem analysis, content and construct validity, confirmatory and explanatory factor analyses and internal consistency coefficient.Content validity was examined using the Davis technique and calculated as 0.89. The suitability of the data for factor analysis was confirmed by the results of both the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) test (0.921) and Bartlett\\\'s Test of Sphericity (x2(325)=4646.027; p<0.001).The item-total score correlations of the scale ranged between 0.353 and 0.863. The Cronbach α reliability coefficient was 0.943. In conclusion, the Turkish version of the Menstrual Period-Related Symptom Questionnaire was found to be a valid and reliable tool for assessing menstrual symptoms of women.
Keywords : Menstrüel siklus, menstrüasyon, güvenilirlilik ve geçerlilik, kadın sağlığı

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