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L Honermann¹, L Knabben¹, S Weidlinger¹

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.

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Adding specific questions to the Menopause Rating Scale II (MRS II) improves its accuracy for clinical use. Including changes in weight, headaches, and skin symptoms enhances the scale's reliability in assessing menopausal symptoms.

Keywords:

Menopause Rating Scale climacteric syndrome extended Menopause Rating Scale II menopausal hormone therapy menopause

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Clinical Assessment Tools
Women's Health

Background:

The Menopause Rating Scale II (MRS II) is a standard tool for assessing menopausal symptoms.
Enhancing the MRS II could improve its utility in clinical practice.

Purpose of the Study:

To statistically evaluate the inclusion of additional parameters in the Menopause Rating Scale II (MRS II).
To determine if extending the MRS II enhances its internal consistency for daily clinical use.

Main Methods:

Retrospective data analysis of 419 women attending a menopause center.
Extended the MRS II with parameters: 'changes in weight', 'headaches', 'skin changes', 'changes in hair growth', 'hair loss', and desire for therapy.
Cronbach's alpha was used to measure the internal consistency of the extended questionnaire.

Main Results:

Including 'changes in weight', 'headaches', or 'skin changes' individually slightly increased the MRS II's internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha from 0.805 to 0.815-0.820).
Adding these three parameters simultaneously increased internal consistency to 0.835.
Desire for therapy varied significantly among the added symptoms.

Conclusions:

Suggesting the inclusion of 'changes in weight', 'headaches', and 'skin changes' in the MRS II.
These additions improve internal consistency and reflect high patient-reported desire for therapy.
The enhanced MRS II offers a more statistically sound assessment for clinical practice.