Chinese version of the Menopause Perception Scale and its reliability and validity test
JI Yongzhi1,2, CHEN Tingzhi2, ZHANG Bingjie2, HAN Lingyu1, JIANG Enshe1,2
1. The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475001, China; 2. School of Nursing and Health, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, China
Abstract：Objective To translate the Menopause Perception Scale (MPS) into Chinese, and evaluate the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the MPS. Methods The MPS was translated back-translated, culturally adapted and pre-tested according to the Brislin translation model to develop the Chinese version of MPS. The menopausal women from five communities were selected using simple random sampling to assess the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of MPS. Content validity was evaluated based on expert ratings, criterion-related validity was evaluated using the Chinese version of the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) as the criterion. Structural validity was evaluated using exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. Internal consistency was evaluated using Cronbach's α, and split-half reliability and test-retest reliability were calculated. Results Totally 430 questionnaires were allocated, and 414 valid questionnaires were recovered, with an effective recovery rate of 96.28%. The Chinese version of the MPS consisted of 18 items across four dimensions: acceptance, sexual perception, normalization, and support perception. The item-level content validity index ranged from 0.833 to 1.000, and the scale-level content validity index average was 0.924. The correlation coefficients between the scores of each dimension and the total scores of the Chinese version of the MPS and the Chinese version of the MRS ranged from 0.529 to 0.790 (all P<0.05). Exploratory factor analysis extracted four common factors, with a cumulative variance contribution rate of 64.502%. Confirmatory factor analysis showed good model fit, with a root mean square error of approximation of 0.052, root mean square residual of 0.053, comparative fit index of 0.958, Tucker-Lewis index of 0.950, goodness of fit index of 0.908, incremental fit index of 0.958, and relative fit index of 0.884. The Cronbach's α of the Chinese version of the MPS was 0.916, the split-half reliability coefficient was 0.845, and the test-retest reliability was 0.906. Conclusion The Chinese version of the MPS demonstrates good reliability and validity, and can be used to assess the perceptions and attitudes of menopausal women in China toward menopause.
季永志, 陈汀芷, 张冰洁, 韩玲玉, 蒋恩社. 更年期感知量表汉化及信度、效度检验[J]. 预防医学, 2025, 37(7): 722-726.
JI Yongzhi, CHEN Tingzhi, ZHANG Bingjie, HAN Lingyu, JIANG Enshe. Chinese version of the Menopause Perception Scale and its reliability and validity test. Preventive Medicine, 2025, 37(7): 722-726.
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