International versions of the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Symptom scales for aging women have clinically been used for years and the interest in measuring health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has increased in recent years. The Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) is a formally validated scale according to the requirements for quality of life instruments. The aim of this paper is to review the current state of the instrument particularly concerning versions of the scale in different languages.

Mrs versions available

The translations were performed following international methodological recommendations for the linguistic & cultural adaptation of HRQoL instruments. The first translation was done from the German original scale into English (UK & USA). The English version was used as the source language for the translations into Fr

SUBMITTER: Heinemann LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC183844 | biostudies-literature | 2003 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature