Williams, Sophie, Sheffield, David and Knibb, Rebecca C (2018). The Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Quality of Life scale (PCOSQOL): Development and preliminary validation. Health Psychology Open, 5 (2),
Abstract
Polycystic ovary syndrome is an endocrine disorder amongst women, which can negatively impact quality of life. Research proposes that a more sensitive PCOS quality of life measure is needed. This study aims to develop and initially validate a quality of life scale for women with the condition in the United Kingdom. Women with PCOS (n = 714) took part in the development and initial validation of the 35-item polycystic ovary syndrome quality of life scale (PCOSQOL)(α = .95). Subscales include Impact of PCOS (α = .95), Infertility (α = .95), Hirsutism (α = .97) and Mood (α = .89). The PCOSQOL scale represents aspects of quality of life important to women with PCOS and may be more sensitive for use in the clinical and research settings.
Publication DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2055102918788195 |
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Divisions: | College of Health & Life Sciences College of Health & Life Sciences > School of Psychology |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | development, polycystic ovary syndrome, quality of life, SCALE |
Publication ISSN: | 2055-1029 |
Last Modified: | 06 Aug 2024 08:04 |
Date Deposited: | 24 Jul 2018 11:59 |
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PURE Output Type: | Article |
Published Date: | 2018-07-01 |
Accepted Date: | 2018-07-01 |
Authors: |
Williams, Sophie
Sheffield, David Knibb, Rebecca C ( ![]() |