Cognitive testing of a survey instrument for self-assessed menstrual cycle characteristics and androgen excess.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In large population-based studies, there is a lack of existing survey instruments designed to ascertain menstrual cycle characteristics and androgen excess status including hirsutism, alopecia, and acne. Our objective was to cognitively test a survey instrument for self-assessed menstrual cycle characteristics androgen excess.

Methods

Questions to assess menstrual characteristics and health were designed using existing surveys and clinical experience. Pictorial self-assessment tools for androgen excess were also developed with an experienced medical illustrator to include the modified Ferrimen-Galway, acne and androgenic alopecia. These were combined into an online survey instrument using REDCap. Of the 219 questions, 120 were selected for cognitive testing to ass

SUBMITTER: Mahalingaiah S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7650203 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature