Table 4.
Questionnaires used in the studies included in the systematic review
| Focus of scale | Instrument | Instrument description | Study | Study origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generic HrQoL | World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQoL-BREF) [62–64]a | Last 4 weeks/5 point Likert. 4 domains: Social, Emotional, Physical, Environmental (28 items) |
Benetti-Pinto 2011 [43] Yela 2018 [54] |
São Paulo, Brazil São Paulo, Brazil |
| SF-36 RAND Medical Outcomes Study [65–67]a | Last 4 weeks/5 point Likert. 8 domains: Physical, Role limitations, Bodily pain, Social, General mental health, Role limitations/emotional, Vitality, Gen health. (36 items) |
Singer 2011 [50] Islam 2011 [37] Ji 2013 [44]b |
London, UK London, UK GuangZhou, China |
|
| Functional well-being | Functional Assessment of Non-Life-Threatening Conditions (FANLTC) [78] | Last 7 days/5 point Likert 4 domains: Physical, Social/Family, Emotional, Functional (25 items) |
Ventura 2007 [52] Sterling 2009 [36] |
NICH, USA NIH, USA |
| Psychological aspects of HrQoL | The Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Scale V Revised (CAMS-R) [79] | No time scale/4 point Likert. 1 domain: Mindfulness (10 items) | Allshouse 2014 [47] | Colorado, USA |
| The Pearlin Mastery Scale (PM) [80, 81] | No time scale/7 point Likert. 1 domain: Mastery (7 items) | Covington 2009 [39] | Arizona, USA | |
| Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) [82–84] | Last 7 days/4 point Likert 1 domain: Depression (20 items) |
Covington 2009 [39] Vanderhoof 2009 [40] Davis 2010 [51] |
NIH, USA NIH, USA NIH, USA |
|
| State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) [85–88] | At the moment/4 point Likert. 2 domains: State and Trait Anxiety (40 items) |
Pang 2006 [46] Covington2009 [39] Vanderhoof2009 [40] Davis 2010 [51] |
GuangZhou, China NIH, USA NIH, USA NIH, USA |
|
| Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) [ [89–91] | Time scale appropriate to the study/5 point Likert. 1 domain: Positive/negative affect (40 items) |
Davis 2010 [51] Covington2009 [39] Vanderhoof 2009 [40] |
NIH, USA NIH, USA NIH, USA |
|
| Type A behavior pattern TABP/TCBP [57–59]a | Current time/dichotomous. 3 domains: Time urgency, Hostility, Competitive drive (60 items) |
Pang 2007 [51] Pang 2006 [46] |
GuangZhou, China GuangZhou, China |
|
| Rosenberg’s Self Esteem Questionnaire [74–77] | Current time/4 point Likert. 1 domain: Self worth (10 itmes) |
Singer 2011 [50] Orshan 2009 [53] |
London, UK NICH, USA |
|
| Purpose in Life subscale from the Positive Mental Well-Being Inventory [92, 93] | Current time/7 point Unmarked Semantic Differential Scale. 1 domain: Meaning and purpose (20 items) | Davis 2010 [51] | NIH, USA | |
| Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy—Spiritual Well-Being Scale (FACIT-Sp-12) [94] | Last 7 days/5 point Likert. 3 domains: Spiritual well-being (peace, meaning, faith) (12 items) | Ventura 2007 [52] | NICH, USA | |
| Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy—Spiritual Well-Being Scale Expanded (FACIT-Sp-Ex) [94] | Last 7 days/5 point Likert. 3 domains: Spiritual well-being (peace, meaning, faith) (23 items) | Sterling 2009 [36] | NIH, USA | |
| Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness/Spirituality [95, 96] | Current time/6-point scale. 9 domains: Daily spiritual experiences, Meaning, Values/Beliefs, Forgiveness, Religious practice, Spiritual coping, Religious support, Religious History, Commitment (40 items) | Vanderhoof 2009 [40] | NIH, USA | |
| Life events | Life events scale(LES) [97] | No time limit/. 1 domain: Life events (48 items) | Pang 2006 [46] | GuangZhou, China |
| Sexual function | Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) [70–72]a | Last 4 weeks/5 point Likert. 6 domains: Desire, Arousal, Lubrication, Orgasm, Satisfaction, Pain (19 items) | Yela 2018 [54] | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Derogatis Interview for Sexual Function (DISF-SR—Female Version) [60, 61]a | Current time/9 and 5 point scales. 4 domains: Sexual cognition and fantasy; Sexual arousal; Sexual behaviour and experience; orgasm; Sexual drive and relationship (25 items) | Kalantaridou 2008 [42] | NIH, USA | |
| Short Personal Experiences Questionnaire (SPEQ) [73] | Current time/8 domains: Desire, Arousal, Orgasm, Enjoyment, Satisfied by frequency, Frequency of intercourse, Frequency of fantasies, Dyspareunia (9 items) | Singer 2011 [50]b | London, UK | |
| Disease or symptom-specific | Fertility Quality of Life Questionnaire(FertiQoL) [68, 69]a | Current time/5 point Likert. 4 domains: Emotional, Mind–body, Relational; Social. (36 items) | Yang 2017 [45] | Henan, China |
| Menopause-specific Quality of Life questionnaire [28, 29, 98] | 4 Weeks/7 point Likert 5 domains: Physical; Vasomotor; Psychosocial; Sexual; working life (30 items) | Allshouse 2014 [47] | Colorado, USA | |
| Greene Climacteric Scale (GCS) [99–101] | Symptoms checklist (21) | Gibson-Helm 2014 [48] | Monash, Australia | |
| POI specific | Young Menopause Assessment (YMA) [50] | 3 Domains: Description of POF; Treatment; information and support (3 items 6) (Designed for this study referred to as developed in a pilot study—unpublished) | Singer 2011 [50]c | London, UK |
| Perceived social support | Personal Resource Questionnaire 1985, part 2 (PRQ85) [102] | Current time/7-point scale. 5 domains: Valued individual; part of a group; intimacy; nurturance; info emotional and material help + description and satisfaction with resources (25 items) | Orshan 2009 [53] | NICH, USA |
aSix questionnaires included in the meta-analysis are further summarized in Table S5
bJi gives a measure of overall HrQoL derived from the SF-36 but does not explain how this is calculated
cSinger refers to the measure as the Sexual Personal Experiences Questionnaire but gives a reference to the Dennerstein Short Personal Experiences Questionnaire