Validation of the Malaysian Versions of Parents and Children Health Survey for Asthma by Using Rasch-Model
Maryam Hussein; Richard M. Smith
CONTEXT: 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. AIM: The aim of this study was to translate and determine the validity and reliability of the Malaysian versions of Parent and Children Health Survey for Asthma. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Questionnaires were translated to Bahasa Malayu using pre...
Maryam Hussein & Richard M. Smith (2015). Validation of the Malaysian Versions of Parents and Children Health Survey for Asthma by Using Rasch-Model. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH, 9(4), OC14-8. https://doi.org/10.7860/jcdr/2015/11995.5801