Health-related quality of life in women with endometriosis: psychometric validation of the Endometriosis Health Profile 30 questionnaire using confirmatory factor analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Study question

Which of the competing models of the Endometriosis Health Profile 30 Questionnaire (EHP-30) factor structure is best supported by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA)?

Summary answer

Findings support a five-factor first-order model of the EHP-30, thereby lending support to the model originally suggested by the questionnaire developers.

What is known already

Endometriosis has a negative impact on quality of life, and measures specifically developed to address this impact, such as the EHP-30, are vital in research and disease management. Previous studies have found different models of the EHP-30 factor structure, and generated uncertainty regarding how to use the questionnaire. CFA can be applied to compare competing factor models and determine the underlyi

SUBMITTER: Hansen KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8725642 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature