Turkish Adaptation, Validity, and Reliability Study of the Menstrual Distress Questionnaire

Nurcan Contarlı; Tarık Özmen

Makale detayları

Turkish Adaptation, Validity, and Reliability Study of the Menstrual Distress Questionnaire

Yazarlar:

Nurcan Contarlı | Tarık Özmen

Yayıncı:

Karabuk University

Ana Başlıklar:

Fizyoterapi

Dergi:

Unika Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.5 Issue 1, pp.31-41

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001343718

pISSN:

2757-6817

Anahtar kelimeler:

Özet:

 Objective: This study aims to adapt MEDI-Q, which evaluates the problems women experience during menstruation in a versatile and objective manner, into Turkish. Methods: A total of 686 women individuals with regular menstrual cycles 23-38 days aged 18 and above were included in this cross-sectional descriptive study. Descriptive characteristics of the participants, items of the MEDI-Q and Menstrual Symptom Questionnaire MSQ were queried using the Google forms tool. Results: The average age of the participants was 25.237.62 years, and their average menarcheal age was 13.361.99 years. The mean scores for MEDI-Q Total, MEDI-Q MS Total, MEDI-Q MSD, and MEDI-Q MESI of the participants were found to be 25.9122.22, 9.626.45, 2.221.17, and 0.510.37, respectively. MEDI-Q sections A, B, C, and D showed high internal consistency Cronbachs0.89-0.93. there was a moderate positive correlation between MSQ Total and MEDI-Q Total r0.51; p0.001. Conclusions: The results obtained from this study show that the validity and reliability findings of MEDI-Q in Turkish are sufficient and that it can be used in the evaluation of menstruation-related symptoms and disorders in Turkish women. Conducting new studies with women from diverse lifestyles and cultural backgrounds is expected to enhance the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the scale.

 Objective: This study aims to adapt MEDI-Q, which evaluates the problems women experience during menstruation in a versatile and objective manner, into Turkish. Methods: A total of 686 women individuals with regular menstrual cycles 23-38 days aged 18 and above were included in this cross-sectional descriptive study. Descriptive characteristics of the participants, items of the MEDI-Q and Menstrual Symptom Questionnaire MSQ were queried using the Google forms tool. Results: The average age of the participants was 25.237.62 years, and their average menarcheal age was 13.361.99 years. The mean scores for MEDI-Q Total, MEDI-Q MS Total, MEDI-Q MSD, and MEDI-Q MESI of the participants were found to be 25.9122.22, 9.626.45, 2.221.17, and 0.510.37, respectively. MEDI-Q sections A, B, C, and D showed high internal consistency Cronbachs0.89-0.93. there was a moderate positive correlation between MSQ Total and MEDI-Q Total r0.51; p0.001. Conclusions: The results obtained from this study show that the validity and reliability findings of MEDI-Q in Turkish are sufficient and that it can be used in the evaluation of menstruation-related symptoms and disorders in Turkish women. Conducting new studies with women from diverse lifestyles and cultural backgrounds is expected to enhance the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the scale.

 Objective: This study aims to adapt MEDI-Q, which evaluates the problems women experience during menstruation in a versatile and objective manner, into Turkish. Methods: A total of 686 women individuals with regular menstrual cycles 23-38 days aged 18 and above were included in this cross-sectional descriptive study. Descriptive characteristics of the participants, items of the MEDI-Q and Menstrual Symptom Questionnaire MSQ were queried using the Google forms tool. Results: The average age of the participants was 25.237.62 years, and their average menarcheal age was 13.361.99 years. The mean scores for MEDI-Q Total, MEDI-Q MS Total, MEDI-Q MSD, and MEDI-Q MESI of the participants were found to be 25.9122.22, 9.626.45, 2.221.17, and 0.510.37, respectively. MEDI-Q sections A, B, C, and D showed high internal consistency Cronbachs0.89-0.93. there was a moderate positive correlation between MSQ Total and MEDI-Q Total r0.51; p0.001. Conclusions: The results obtained from this study show that the validity and reliability findings of MEDI-Q in Turkish are sufficient and that it can be used in the evaluation of menstruation-related symptoms and disorders in Turkish women. Conducting new studies with women from diverse lifestyles and cultural backgrounds is expected to enhance the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the scale.

 Amaç: Bu çalışma, kadınların menstruasyon döneminde yaşadığı sorunları çok yönlü ve objektif bir şekilde değerlendiren MEDI-Qnun Türkçeye uyarlanmasını amaçlamaktadır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Kesitsel tanımlayıcı tipte olan bu çalışmaya 18 yaş ve üzeri, düzenli adet döngüsü 23-38 gün olan 686 kadın birey dahil edildi. Katılımcıların tanımlayıcı özellikleri olan MEDI-Q ve Menstruasyon Semptom Ölçeğinin MSÖ maddeleri Google forms aracı kullanılarak sorgulandı. Bulgular: Katılımcıların ortalama yaşı 25,237,62, ortalama menarş yaşı ise 13,361,99 idi. Katılımcıların MEDI-Q Toplam, MEDI-Q MS Toplam, MEDI-Q MSD ve MEDI-Q MESI puan ortalamaları sırasıyla 25,9122,22, 9,626,45, 2.221.17, 0,510,37 olarak bulundu. MEDI-Q A, B, C ve D bölümleri yüksek iç tutarlılık gösterdi Cronbach0,89-0,93. MSQ Toplamı ile MEDI-Q Toplamı arasında orta düzeyde pozitif korelasyon vardı r0,51; p0,001. Sonuç: Bu çalışmadan elde edilen sonuçlar, MEDI-Qnun Türkçe geçerlik ve güvenirlik bulgularının yeterli olduğunu ve Türk kadınlarında menstruasyona bağlı semptom ve bozuklukların değerlendirilmesinde kullanılabileceğini göstermektedir. Farklı yaşam tarzlarına ve kültürlere sahip kadınlarla yeni çalışmalar yapılmasının ölçeğin Türkçe geçerlik ve güvenirliğini artırması beklenmektedir.

Makale detayları

Turkish Adaptation, Validity, and Reliability Study of the Menstrual Distress Questionnaire

Yazarlar:

Nurcan Contarlı | Tarık Özmen

Yayıncı:

Karabuk University

Ana Başlıklar:

Fizyoterapi

Dergi:

Unika Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.5 Issue 1, pp.31-41

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001343718

pISSN:

2757-6817

menstruation

menstrual cycle

pain

validity

reliabilitymenstruasyon

menstrual döngü

ağrı

geçerlilik

güvenirlik

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Nurcan Contarlı | Tarık Özmen

Yayıncı: Karabuk University

Ana Başlıklar: Fizyoterapi

Dergi: Unika Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.5 Issue 1, pp.31-41

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 4/2025

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001343718

pISSN: 2757-6817

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Nurcan Contarlı | Tarık Özmen

Yayıncı:

Karabuk University

Ana Başlıklar:

Fizyoterapi

Dergi:

Unika Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.5 Issue 1, pp.31-41

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001343718

pISSN:

2757-6817