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Menstruation Impact Scale Development
Abstract
Aim: Although there are many measurement tools in the literature to measure menstruation attitudes and symptoms, there is a need for a specific measurement tool that measures the impacts of menstruation alone on women’s life, independent of premenstrual syndrome and dysmenorrhea. Our aim was to create a scale so that we could measure the impacts of menstruation in the study.
Materials and Methods: It is a methodological research. The sample consisted of 615 female university students. Menstrual Impact draft scale, which is developed by the researchers, subscale of Menstrual Symptom Questionnaire Negative impacts/ somatic complaints and introductory information form have been used as data collecting forms.
Results: After the factor analysis, a 14-item scale, consisting of physical and psychosocial impact subscales, was developed. The scale is a 5 point Likert type scale evaluated between “5” Strongly Agree and “1” Strongly Disagree. The minimum and maximum scores to be obtained from the overall scale are 14 and 70 respectively. As the score increases, the participant’s degree of being affected by menstruation increases as well. The total explained variance of the scale is 54.92%. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of the scale was 0.87.
Conclusion: The literature has been earned a valid and reliable measurement tool to specifically measure the impacts of menstruation in women’s life. Menstrual Impact Scale (MIS) is a short, practical, and easy-to-apply scale. Its validity and reliability in different cultures should be tested.
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Destekleyen Kurum
YOK
Proje Numarası
YOK
Kaynakça
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Hemşirelik
Bölüm
Klinik Araştırma
Yazarlar
Yayımlanma Tarihi
22 Eylül 2022
Gönderilme Tarihi
11 Haziran 2022
Kabul Tarihi
8 Ağustos 2022
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2022 Cilt: 4 Sayı: 3
AMA
1.Gün Kakaşçı Ç, Coşkuner Potur D. Menstruation Impact Scale Development. Med Records. 2022;4(3):454-461. doi:10.37990/medr.1129277