Scale development
The ethical approval was obtained from the Secretariat for Medical
Research & Innovation (SPPI), National University of Malaysia
(FF-2018-020).
The original PCOS health related questionnaires (PCOSQ) is published in
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism by The Endocrine
Society in 1998[5]. The permission to translate the original
questionnaires was obtained through the Copyright Clearance Centre.
Two Malay translators competent in English from Malaysian National
Institute Of Translations translated the PCOSQ into Malay language
independently. Following the forward translation, discussion was held
between the translators to develop a single Malay version. Following
that, two other translators who were both blinded from the original
version performed backward translation from Malay to English. The
original English version and translated version were assessed by a group
of experts for any discrepancies. No major discrepancy was noted.
Pretest was conducted on 20 women to assess face validity ; their
response and understanding on each question. Also to time the duration
needed to complete the questionnaire.