The construction and validation of the Stellenbosch Endometriosis Quality of life measure (SEQOL)

Rizwana R, Rizwana Roomaney, Roomaney Rizwana, Ashraf K, Ashraf Kagee, Kagee Ashraf
Health care for women international · 2018 · vol. 39(10) , pp. 1123–1139 · doi:10.1080/07399332.2018.1455684 · PMID:29608424 · W2795631093
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This paper details the construction and validation of the 35-item Stellenbosch Endometriosis Quality of Life measure, which has an eight-dimension factor structure and demonstrates excellent reliability and promising validity.

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In this paper, we describe the process of construction and validation of a health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measure for patients with endometriosis. The items in the measure were initially constructed, edited and reduced using a consultative process with endometriosis experts. We then determined the test reliability, validity and factor structure of the measure by administering the measure and several other measures to 203 patients with endometriosis. The 35-item measure produced an eight-dimension factor structure. The measure and its subscales demonstrated excellent internal consistency reliability and promising validity.

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endometriosis

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Endometriosis Quality of Life Quality of Life Surveys and Questionnaires Adult Adult Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Factor Analysis, Statistical Factor Analysis, Statistical Female Female Health Status Health Status Humans Humans Psychometrics Psychometrics Reproducibility of Results

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