Introduction: Polycystic ovary syndrome is the most common disease among women. This syndrome can be accompanied by an increase in mental disorders . The purpose of this research was to construct and validate a questionnaire for patients with PCOS.
Method: This research was conducted with a mixed exploratory method, first by studying up-to-date sources, it was determined that this disease can lead to widespread disease and the cause of other physical diseases and the symptoms of this disease itself. Using the indicators related to these two types of anxiety in DSM-5 and the symptoms that cause this disease from semi-structured interview questions for patients and doctors. Interviews were conducted with patients and doctors and coding was done on them. 57 sub-codes and 14 main codes were extracted and 70 were designed and were reduced to 68 items and 14 components with the opinion of experts. In the quantitative part, the initial form of the questionnaire was implemented on 50 people. The questions of panic attacks and doctor components were removed. Finally, 50 items and 12 components were administered to 300 people.
Results: 5 factors of psychological stress, appearance, menstruation, sleep quality and perspective included 24 items. The reliability of the questionnaire was 0.932, the convergent and divergent validity of the questionnaire was also investigated using Alpha-Cronbach and Omega methods.
Conclusion: 5 factors that are related to the widespread disease and the symptoms of the disease itself. It is suggested from the questionnaire of patients with polycystic ovary syndrome.
Abdi, F. , Zamanpour, E. and Rafezi, Z. (2025). Development and Validation of Anxiety Questionnaire Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. The Iranian Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility, (), -. doi: 10.22038/ijogi.2025.78112.6005
MLA
Abdi, F. , , Zamanpour, E. , and Rafezi, Z. . "Development and Validation of Anxiety Questionnaire Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome", The Iranian Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility, , , 2025, -. doi: 10.22038/ijogi.2025.78112.6005
HARVARD
Abdi, F., Zamanpour, E., Rafezi, Z. (2025). 'Development and Validation of Anxiety Questionnaire Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome', The Iranian Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility, (), pp. -. doi: 10.22038/ijogi.2025.78112.6005
CHICAGO
F. Abdi , E. Zamanpour and Z. Rafezi, "Development and Validation of Anxiety Questionnaire Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome," The Iranian Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility, (2025): -, doi: 10.22038/ijogi.2025.78112.6005
VANCOUVER
Abdi, F., Zamanpour, E., Rafezi, Z. Development and Validation of Anxiety Questionnaire Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. The Iranian Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility, 2025; (): -. doi: 10.22038/ijogi.2025.78112.6005
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