From the Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, and Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Esenboga Campus, Çubuk, Ankara, Turkey.
Nursing Department, Ankara University Medicine Faculty Gynecology and Obstetrics Hospital, and Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ankara University Medicine Faculty Cebeci Hospital, Mamak, Ankara, Turkey.
Menopause. 2024 Sep 1;31(9):818-827. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000002398. Epub 2024 Jul 20.
How women perceive menopause depends on how well they go through that period of time. However, there is no measure that can be used to assess how women perceive menopause. Therefore, we developed a valid and reliable scale (Menopause Perception Scale [MPS]) to assess how women perceive menopause.
This methodological research was conducted in three stages. First, we developed items and assessed their content validity. Second, we collected data from 470 women. Third, we assessed the scale for validity and reliability. Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were used for construct validity. Cronbach's α was calculated for reliability. Pearson's correlation coefficient was used for criterion validity. Mean comparison tests were performed for known-groups validity.
The MPS had a content validity index of 0.90. It had a Kaiser-Meier-Olkin score of 0.768, for which Bartlett's test of sphericity was significant (1,778.047; P < 0.001). The values were acceptable. The exploratory factor analysis yielded an 18-item structure with factor loads greater than 0.40. It also revealed a four-factor model (acceptance, perceived sexuality, normalization, and perceived support) confirmed by the confirmatory factor analysis. The fit indexes were acceptable. The model explained 56.64% of the total variance. The internal consistency was acceptable (Cronbach's α = 0.824). There were positive correlations between the scale and its subscales. Furthermore, the MPS was significantly correlated with the Menopause Attitude Assessment Scale ( r = 0.334, P < 0.001) and the Menopause Rating Scale ( r = -0.286, P < 0.001).
The MPS is a valid, reliable, user-friendly, and practical self-report measure with satisfactory psychometric properties. Researchers should conduct cross-cultural studies to adapt it to other cultures.
女性对绝经期的感知取决于她们度过这段时间的情况。然而，目前还没有可以用来评估女性对绝经期感知的方法。因此，我们开发了一种有效的、可靠的量表（绝经感知量表[MPS]）来评估女性对绝经的感知。
这项方法学研究分为三个阶段。首先，我们开发了项目并评估了它们的内容效度。其次，我们从 470 名女性中收集了数据。最后，我们评估了量表的有效性和可靠性。探索性因子分析和验证性因子分析用于结构效度。信度用克朗巴赫 α 进行评估。效标效度用 Pearson 相关系数进行评估。用均数比较检验进行已知组有效性评估。
MPS 的内容效度指数为 0.90。Kaiser-Meier-Olkin 评分为 0.768，Bartlett 球形检验显著（1,778.047；P < 0.001）。值是可接受的。探索性因子分析得出一个 18 项的结构，因子负荷大于 0.40。它还揭示了一个四因素模型（接受、感知性、正常化和感知支持），这一模型得到了验证性因子分析的验证。拟合指数是可接受的。该模型解释了总方差的 56.64%。内部一致性是可接受的（克朗巴赫 α = 0.824）。量表及其子量表之间存在正相关。此外，MPS 与绝经态度评估量表（r = 0.334，P < 0.001）和绝经评分量表（r = -0.286，P < 0.001）显著相关。
MPS 是一种有效的、可靠的、用户友好的、实用的自评量表，具有令人满意的心理测量学特性。研究人员应进行跨文化研究，以将其应用于其他文化。
