AIM: It is aimed to adaptation of the Menstrual Symptom Questionnaire into Turkish in this study.
METHODS: A total of 356 students were included in the methodological study. The demographic data questionnaire, Menstrual Symptom Questionnaire (MSQ), and Visual Anolog Scale for pain (VASP) were used as tools for data collection. The SPSS 15.0 package software was used for the evaluation of the data obtained from the study. Its validty was assesed by using content, structure, criterion related validity and, its reliability was assesed by using internal consistency and consistency over time.
RESULTS: The mean age of the participants was 21,35 ± 1.12 years (range, 18-23 years), the mean onset age of menarche was 12,99 ±1,38 years, the mean duration of menstruation was 5,31 ± 1,15 days, and the mean frequency of menstruation was 29,03 ±5,67 days. As a result of factor analysis limited with the three factors, three factors explaining %50.99 of the total variance and loading more than 1 were found. There is also, a strong and statistically meaningful relationship between VAS and MSQ total score (r= 0.603, p
Key words: Menstrual Symptom Questionnaire, Reliability, Validity, Methodological Study. Article Language: Turkish English
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