Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOSQ-50): Development and Psychometric Properties

January 2016 in “ Quality of Life Research ”

Fatemeh Nasiri-Amiri, Fahimeh Ramezani Tehrani, Masoumeh Simbar, Ali Montazeri, R A Mohammadpour Tahamtan

polycystic ovary syndrome PCOS health-related quality of life questionnaire psychometric properties content validity index content validity ratio Cronbach's alpha intra-class correlation coefficients quality of life validity index validity ratio reliability

Studysummary This study developed and validated a 50-item questionnaire, the PCOSQ-50, to effectively assess the quality of life in Iranian women with polycystic ovary syndrome, addressing aspects often missed by previous questionnaires.

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