Assessment of dysmenorrhea using the Menstrual Symptom Questionnaire: factor structure and validity |
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| Authors: | B G Wildman P A White |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;2. Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;3. Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands;2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, The Netherlands;1. Department of Reproductive Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China;2. The Clinical Research Center for Women’s Reproductive Health in Hunan Province, Changsha, Hunan Province, China;3. Department of Hematology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China;4. Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China;1. Masters and Doctoral Programs in Physical Therapy, Universidade Cidade de São Paulo (UNICID), São Paulo, SP, Brazil;2. Physical Therapy Department, Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos, SP, Brazil;1. Department of Medical Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Science and Technology, College Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria;2. Physiotherapy Department, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria;3. School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
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| Abstract: | Painful menstruation has been estimated to affect up to 75% of women between the ages of 17 and 25 yr, yet relatively little research has been conducted on its assessment. The present study examined the factor structure and validity of the Menstrual Symptom Questionnaire (MSQ), one of the few instruments available for the assessment of dysmenorrhea. Results supported previous studies which suggested that a dichotomous classification of menstrual experience into spasmodic and congestive types was an oversimplified conceptualization of an apparently much more complex problem. A factor analysis of the MSQ resulted in three factors, premenstrual symptoms, psychophysiological discomfort and menstrual pain. The results of the present research suggest that the factor structure of the MSQ may be reactive to the population on which it is used, in a way that reflects the developmental course of dysmenorrhea. |
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