Open AccessValidation of the Malaysian Versions of Parents and Children Health Survey for Asthma by Using Rasch-Model
Author(s) -
Maryam Se Hussein,
Waqas Akram,
Mohd Nor Mamat,
Abu Bakar Abdul Majeed,
Nahlah Elkudssiah Ismail
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/11995.5801
Subject(s) - rasch model , medicine , asthma , reliability (semiconductor) , quality of life (healthcare) , internal consistency , malay , clinical psychology , physical therapy , psychometrics , psychology , developmental psychology , nursing , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , linguistics , philosophy
In recent years, health-related quality of life (HRQOL) has become an important outcome measure in epidemiologic studies and clinical trials. For patients with asthma there are many instruments but most of them have been developed in English. With the increase in research project, researchers working in other languages have two options; either to develop a new measure or to translate an already developed measure. Children Health Survey for Asthma is developed by American Academy of Paediatrics which has two versions one for the parents (CHSA) and the other for the child (CHSA-C). However, there is no Malay version of the CHSA or the CHSA-C.