From: Measuring bothersome menopausal symptoms: development and validation of the MenoScores questionnaire
Item no. | Item wording | A priori domain | Final scale | Fit to Rasch model | Fit to log linear Rasch model | ||||
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 |  |  |  | Observed | Expected | P | Observed | Expected | P |
4 | I have had hot flushes during the day | D2 - Vasomotor | HF | 0.824 | 0.823 | 0.9107 | 0.821 | 0.820 | 0.9157 |
5 | I have had hot flushes during the night | D2 - Vasomotor | HF | 0.824 | 0.823 | 0.9107 | 0.821 | 0.820 | 0.9157 |
6 | I have had bouts of sweating during the day | D2 - Vasomotor | DNS | 0.694 | 0.691 | 0.8768 | 0.694 | 0.691 | 0.8757 |
7 | I have had bouts of night sweats | D2 - Vasomotor | DNS | 0.694 | 0.691 | 0.8768 | 0.694 | 0.691 | 0.8757 |
8 | I have been sweating more than usual. | D2 - Vasomotor | GS | 0.632 | 0.633 | 0.9720 | 0.632 | 0.633 | 0.9628 |
9 | I have had cold sweats | D2 - Vasomotor | GS | 0.632 | 0.633 | 0.9720 | 0.632 | 0.633 | 0.9628 |
10 | I have not been able to sleep because of night sweats | D3 - Sleep | MSSP | 0.872 | 0.870 | 0.8853 | – | – | – |
11 | I have not been able to sleep because of hot flushes | D3 - Sleep | MSSP | 0.872 | 0.870 | 0.8853 | – | – | – |
22 | I have been depressed | D4 - Emotional | EM | 0.717 | 0.680 | 0.0360 | – | – | – |
27 | I have had mood swings | D4 - Emotional | EM | 0.646 | 0.677 | 0.0545 | – | – | – |
30 | I have felt anxiety | D4 - Emotional | EM | 0.690 | 0.693 | 0.9022 | – | – | – |
31 | I have felt nervous | D4 - Emotional | EM | 0.696 | 0.680 | 0.3557 | – | – | – |
33 | I have been needlessly worried | D4 - Emotional | EM | 0.667 | 0.678 | 0.5050 | – | – | – |
34 | I have been worried about having a nervous breakdown | D4 - Emotional | EM | 0.727 | 0.700 | 0.1399 | – | – | – |
40 | I have had less confidence | D4 - Emotional | EM | 0.677 | 0.687 | 0.5561 | – | – | – |
43 | I have not had the energy to socialize | D4 - Emotional | EM | 0.671 | 0.677 | 0.7186 | – | – | – |
45 | I have felt isolated | D4 - Emotional | EM | 0.689 | 0.693 | 0.7989 | – | – | – |
47 | I have done less than I would like | D4 - Emotional | EM | 0.694 | 0.681 | 0.3996 | – | – | – |
48 | I can accomplish less than I used to | D4 - Emotional | EM | 0.680 | 0.682 | 0.9221 | – | – | – |
53 | I have had difficulty concentrating | D4 - Emotional | EM | 0.682 | 0.683 | 0.9548 | – | – | – |
54 | My memory has been worse than usual | D4 - Emotional | MEM | 0.923 | 0.923 | 0.9841 | – | – | – |
55 | I have had problems with remembering everyday things | D4 - Emotional | MEM | 0.923 | 0.923 | 0.9841 | – | – | – |
58 | I have had dry skin | D5 - Skin, hair and mucosa | SH | 0.462 | 0.411 | 0.0273 | 0.462 | 0.351 | < 0.0001 |
62 | I have had a crawling feeling over the skin | D5 - Skin, hair and mucosa | SH | 0.411 | 0.418 | 0.8215 | 0.409 | 0.445 | 0.2133 |
63 | I have had itching of the scalp | D5 - Skin, hair and mucosa | SH | 0.436 | 0.405 | 0.2111 | 0.436 | 0.416 | 0.4045 |
64 | I have had vaginal dryness | D5 - Skin, hair and mucosa | SH | 0.418 | 0.431 | 0.5544 | 0.417 | 0.463 | 0.0378 |
65 | I have had vaginal itching | D5 - Skin, hair and mucosa | SH | 0.475 | 0.405 | 0.0131 | 0.474 | 0.478 | 0.8649 |
66 | I have shed more hair than usual | D5 - Skin, hair and mucosa | SH | 0.417 | 0.421 | 0.8541 | 0.417 | 0.418 | 0.9889 |
67 | My nails split more than usual | D5 - Skin, hair and mucosa | SH | 0.364 | 0.425 | 0.0128 | 0.371 | 0.423 | 0.0337 |
69 | I have more body hair growth | D5 - Skin, hair and mucosa | SH | 0.333 | 0.412 | 0.0062 | 0.333 | 0.346 | 0.6786 |
71 | I have had heart palpitations | D6 - Physical | PHY | 0.468 | 0.491 | 0.3039 | 0.468 | 0.491 | 0.3039 |
73 | I have had headache | D6 - Physical | PHY | 0.461 | 0.496 | 0.0934 | 0.461 | 0.496 | 0.0934 |
75 | I have had a blind spot in front of my eye | D6 - Physical | PHY | 0.510 | 0.510 | 0.9896 | 0.510 | 0.510 | 0.9896 |
76 | I have been dizzy | D6 - Physical | PHY | 0.533 | 0.485 | 0.0396 | 0.533 | 0.485 | 0.0396 |
80 | One or more of my joints has been sore | D6 - Physical | PHY | 0.528 | 0.513 | 0.4367 | 0.528 | 0.513 | 0.4367 |
84 | I have had neck pain | D6 - Physical | PHY | 0.530 | 0.518 | 0.5332 | 0.530 | 0.518 | 0.5332 |
86 | I have had pins and needles in my feet | D6 - Physical | PHY | 0.546 | 0.527 | 0.4502 | 0.546 | 0.527 | 0.4502 |
95 | I have been more clumsy than usual | D6 - Physical | PHY | 0.505 | 0.506 | 0.9606 | 0.505 | 0.506 | 0.9606 |
77 | I have had nausea | D6 - Physical | ABD | 0.421 | 0.464 | 0.1331 | 0.421 | 0.464 | 0.1331 |
96 | My stomach has tended to be bloated | D6 - Physical | ABD | 0.500 | 0.476 | 0.2837 | 0.500 | 0.476 | 0.2837 |
98 | I have had uncontrollable loss of gas | D6 - Physical | ABD | 0.507 | 0.472 | 0.1474 | 0.507 | 0.472 | 0.1474 |
102 | My stool has been loose | D6 - Physical | ABD | 0.453 | 0.466 | 0.6507 | 0.453 | 0.466 | 0.6507 |
106 | I need to pass urine more frequently than usual | D6 - Physical | URIN | 0.532 | 0.481 | 0.03241 | 0.532 | 0.492 | 0.0975 |
107 | I sometimes leak urine | D6 - Physical | URIN | 0.459 | 0.474 | 0.55320 | 0.459 | 0.489 | 0.2257 |
108 | My urine has smelled different | D6 - Physical | URIN | 0.511 | 0.482 | 0.28580 | 0.511 | 0.462 | 0.0770 |
110 | My vaginal discharge has been different | D6 - Physical | URIN | 0.419 | 0.483 | 0.03539 | 0.419 | 0.477 | 0.0569 |
115 | I have had pain during intercourse | D7 - Sexual | SEX | 0.701 | 0.629 | 0.0010 | 0.701 | 0.676 | 0.2232 |
116 | I have had bleeding after intercourse | D7 - Sexual | SEX | 0.714 | 0.699 | 0.5665 | 0.714 | 0.764 | 0.0222 |
117 | I have been too tired for sex | D7 - Sexual | SEX | 0.579 | 0.580 | 0.9703 | 0.579 | 0.550 | 0.1721 |
118 | I have had difficulty achieving an orgasm | D7 - Sexual | SEX | 0.535 | 0.576 | 0.0554 | 0.535 | 0.544 | 0.6740 |
91 | I have felt more tired than usual | D6 - Physical | Single item | – | – | – | – | – | – |