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Table 4 Individual item fit

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

    

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

–

–

–

–

–

–

  1. HF = hot flushes (2 items), DNS = day-and-night sweats (2 items), GS = general sweating (2 items), MSSP = menopausal-specific sleeping problems (2 items), EM = emotional (12 items), MEM = memory (2 items), SH = skin-hair (8 items), PHY = physical (8 items), ABD = abdominal (4 items), URIN = urin-vaginal (4 items), SEX = sexual (4 items)