The Reliability and Validity of the Malay Version of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire.

ABSTRACT: The Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Questionnaire is a reliable instrument for measuring health-related quality of life. This study aimed to develop a Malay version of the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Questionnaire and to evaluate the health-related impact of Malaysian women with polycystic ovary syndrome. The participants were women who were diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome using Rotterdam criteria in a gynecology clinic. Reliability was determined by internal consistency using Cronbach's coefficient alpha and test-retest reliability using an intra-class correlation coefficient. Validity was assessed through convergent and discriminant validity. Examining the correlation between similar content of the Malay version of the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Questionnaire and the SF-36 assessed the c

SUBMITTER: Mei LL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9178788 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature