Psychometric properties of the Finnish version of the Women's Health Questionnaire
Psychometric properties of the Finnish version of the Women's Health Questionnaire
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DOI：
10.1097/gme.0000000000000874
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发表时间：
2017-08-01
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Polo-Kantola, Paivi
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作者：
Katainen, Riina E.;Engblom, Janne R.;Polo-Kantola, Paivi
目的：妇女健康问卷（WHQ）是一种有效的和常用的工具，用于测量更年期相关症状。此前已制定了修订版。然而，在芬兰人口的验证是缺乏的。由于它是重要的是使用合格的仪器，我们进行了验证研究的WHQ在芬兰population.Methods：在所有，3,421名妇女，年龄在41至54岁，形成了研究人群。在最初的36项WHQ中，这些项目被评为1至4级和二进制量表（0-1）。修订后的23项WHQ的评分标准为0至100。我们评估的心理测量学属性（内部一致性，症状域之间的相关性，因素结构，和抽样充分性）在所有三个版本。结果：1至4规模和修订版的WHQ，内部一致性是可以接受的（Cronbach的α系数> 0.70）的大部分领域。在二进制量表上，大多数系数值低于可接受水平。在探索性因素分析中，原始症状领域，特别是修订版的症状领域，可以从因子中识别出来，但也有一些局限性。Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin值高。结论：WHQ是测量芬兰中年妇女更年期相关症状的有效工具。修订后的23项WHQ的心理测量学性能一样好，甚至优于原来的36项WHQ。因此，我们鼓励使用修订版。
Objective: The Women's Health Questionnaire (WHQ) is a validated and commonly used instrument for measuring climacteric-related symptoms. A revised version was previously developed. However, validation in a Finnish population is lacking. As it is important to use qualified instruments, we performed a validation study of the WHQ in a Finnish population.Methods: In all, 3,421 women, aged 41 to 54 years, formed the study population. In the original 36-item WHQ, the items were rated on a 1 to 4 scale and on a binary scale (0-1). The scaling of the revised 23-item WHQ was 0 to 100. We evaluated the psychometric properties (internal consistency, correlations between the symptom domains, factor structure, and sampling adequacy) in all three versions.Results: For the 1 to 4 scale and on the revised version of the WHQ, the internal consistency was acceptable (the Cronbach's alpha coefficients > 0.70) for most of the domains. On the binary scale, the majority of the coefficient values were below the acceptable level. The original symptom domains, especially those on the revised version, were recognizable from the factors in the exploratory factor analysis, but there were some limitations. The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin values were high.Conclusions: The WHQ is a valid instrument for measuring climacteric-related symptoms in Finnish middle-aged women. The psychometric properties of the revised 23-item WHQ were as good or even better than those of the original 36-item WHQ. Thus, we encourage use of the revised version.