Constructing a standard climacteric scale

被引：471
作者：
Greene, JG [1 ]
机构：
[1] Med Ctr, Glasgow G78 3HJ, Lanark, Scotland
来源：
MATURITAS | 1998年 / 29卷 / 01期
关键词：
climacteric symptoms; menopause; measurement; scale; factor analyses;
D O I：
10.1016/S0378-5122(98)00025-5
中图分类号：
R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号：
03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要：
Issues relating to the design of scales and their psychometric properties are discussed in the context of constructing a standard measure of core climacteric symptoms. Seven factor analytic studies of climacteric symptoms are examined to determine whether or not there is sufficient consensus across studies to permit agreement on the symptom content and the structure of such a scale. It is argued that these factor analytic studies do indeed contain sufficient consensus on the basis of which a standard climacteric scale can be constructed. Such a scale is described. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码：25 / 31
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