Psychometric attributes of the Cervantes short-form questionnaire for measuring health-related quality of life in menopausal women. (February 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Coronado, Pluvio J.; Sánchez-Borrego, Rafael; Ruiz, Miguel A.; Baquedano, Laura; Sánchez, Sonia; Argudo, Cristina; Fernández-Abellán, Mariela; González, Silvia; Iglesias, Eva; Calleja, Jackie; Presa, Jesus; Duque, Alfonso; Ruiz, Fernando; Otero, Borja; Rejas, Javier
• Is Part Of: Maturitas. Volume 84(2016)
• Page Start: 55
• Page End: 62
• Publication Date: 2016-02
• Subjects: Cervantes scale -- Abridged -- Menopause -- Health-related quality of life; Climacteric -- Periodicals; Menopause -- Periodicals; Climacteric -- Periodicals; Geriatrics -- Periodicals; Menopause -- Periodicals; Middle Aged -- Periodicals; Climatère -- Périodiques; Ménopause -- Périodiques; Climacterium; Climacteric; Menopause; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 612.66
• DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2015.10.013
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0378-5122

Abstract

Highlights: The Cervantes scale is a self-completed questionnaire designed to measure HRQoL in peri- and post-menopausal women. The original questionnaire consisting of 31 items was reduced to a 16-item short-form version (Cervantes-SF) preserving the original structure with four first-order dimensions and three second-order dimensions. The psychometric attributes of the conceptual and measurement model and the reliability and validity of the 16-item Cervantes questionnaire (Cervantes-SF) when presented in its definite form had not been studied yet. In this study, the Cervantes-SF has shown good psychometric properties for measuring HRQoL in peri- and post-menopausal women who regularly attended gynaecology clinics in Spain. The 16-item version has shown to keep all the original properties of the extended version, and it is proving to be more feasible in a clinical setting. Abstract: Objective: To analyse the psychometric properties of the Cervantes scale short-form (SF) in the peri- and post-menopausal periods. Methods: Outpatients women 45–65 years with menstrual problems associated with the climacteric syndrome were analysed. Original and SF versions of the Cervantes scale were administered along with the EuroQol-5D (EQ-5D) and work productivity and activity impairment questionnaire (WPAI) scales. Conceptual model, burden of administration, feasibility, reliability, criteria validity and construct validity were assessed. Results: 317 women [55.7 ± 5.3 years (mean ± standard deviation)] were recruited: 75.4% were post- and 22.3% were peri-menopausal. The Cervantes-SF was completed in 2.5 ± 1.6 min, and 86% answered all items. Cronbach's α was 0.820, and ranged from 0.510 (Aging) to 0.918 (Vasomotor Symptoms) for individual dimensions. The scale structure matched the structure of the original version, χ 2 /(degrees of freedom) = 3.6, Comparative Fit Index = 0.848, Tucker–Lewis Index = 0.850, and root mean square error of approximation = 0.099, although differences were found between sexual activity statuses. Criteria validity was good ( r = 0.890), concurrent validity was congruent with a priori hypothesis using either the EQ-5D or the WPAI scales. The scale discriminated significantly the severity of both vasomotor and genital climacteric associated symptoms. Conclusion: The Cervantes-SF has shown good psychometric properties for measuring Health related quality of life in peri- and post-menopausal women who regularly attended gynaecology clinics in Spain.