TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of a Functional and Emotional Measure of Dysmenorrhea (FEMD) in Chinese University Women
AU - Li, Li
AU - Huangfu, Lixia
AU - Chai, Hao
AU - He, Wei
AU - Song, Huafen
AU - Zou, Xiaohui
AU - Wang, Wei
PY - 2012/2
Y1 - 2012/2
N2 - Primary dysmenorrhea, or cramps, causes pain, limits activity, and increases emotional tension in young women, but its measurement has not received enough research attention. We have developed a functional and emotional measure of dysmenorrhea (FEMD, 14 items), and trialed it with a sample of 833 Chinese university women. Two factors (scales) were extracted by principal component analysis (PCA) and subsequently approved by a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The two scales were intercorrelated and were correlated with experienced pain severity and, to a lesser degree, with the depressive tendency. We have demonstrated that FEMD has stable components that might help measure dysmenorrhea-related dysfunctions.
AB - Primary dysmenorrhea, or cramps, causes pain, limits activity, and increases emotional tension in young women, but its measurement has not received enough research attention. We have developed a functional and emotional measure of dysmenorrhea (FEMD, 14 items), and trialed it with a sample of 833 Chinese university women. Two factors (scales) were extracted by principal component analysis (PCA) and subsequently approved by a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The two scales were intercorrelated and were correlated with experienced pain severity and, to a lesser degree, with the depressive tendency. We have demonstrated that FEMD has stable components that might help measure dysmenorrhea-related dysfunctions.
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U2 - 10.1080/07399332.2011.603863
DO - 10.1080/07399332.2011.603863
M3 - Article
C2 - 22242651
AN - SCOPUS:84862938649
SN - 0739-9332
VL - 33
SP - 97
EP - 108
JO - Health Care for Women International
JF - Health Care for Women International
IS - 2
ER -