title: Validation and reliability of the Turkish Utian Quality-of-Life Scale in postmenopausal women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  There are a limited number of menopause-specific quality-of-life scales for the Turkish population. This study was conducted to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Turkish Utian Quality-of-Life Scale in postmenopausal women.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study group was comprised of 250 postmenopausal women who applied to a training and research hospital's menopause clinic in Turkey. A survey form and the Turkish Utian quality-of-Life Scale were used to collect data, and the Turkish version of Short Form-36 was used to evaluate reliability with an equivalent form. Language-validity, content-validity, and construct-validity methods were used to assess the validity of the scale, and Cronbach's α coefficient calculation and the equivalent-form reliability methods were used to assess the reliability of the scale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The Turkish Utian Quality-of-Life Scale was determined to be a valid and reliable instrument for measuring the quality of life of postmenopausal women. Confirmatory factor analysis demonstrates that the instrument fits well with 23 items and a four-factor model. The Cronbach's α coefficient for the quality-of-life domains were as follows: 0.88 overall, 0.79 health, 0.78 emotional, 0.76 sexual, and 0.75 occupational. Reliability of the instrument was confirmed through significant correlations between scores on the Turkish version of the Utian Quality-of-Life Scale and the Turkish version of the Short Form-36 (r = 0.745, P < 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This research emphasizes that the Turkish Utian Quality-of-Life Scale is reliable and valid in postmenopausal women-it is a useful instrument for measuring quality of life during menopause.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Halime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abay
authors.forename: Sena
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016272:Occupational Health; D017698:Postmenopause; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D060728:Reproductive Health; D014421:Turkey