title: The feasibility of the Golombok-Rust Inventory of Marital State (GRIMS) in assessing marital satisfaction in a Malaysian population.
abstract: The purpose of this study is to validate the English version of the Golombok-Rust Inventory of Marital State (GRIMS) in a Malaysian population. Using the test-retest method and Cronbach's alpha, we assessed reliability and internal consistency. Sensitivity to change was expressed as the effect size. Internal consistency was excellent (Cronbach's alpha value = 0.59 to 0.91) Test-retest correlation coefficient and intraclass correlation coefficient were highly significant in majority items (ICC = 0.62 and above), and there was a high degree of sensitivity and specificity. The GRIMS is suitable, reliable, valid, and sensitive to clinical change in a Malaysian population.
authors.affiliation: Health Research Development Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Kia Fatt
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Quek
authors.forename: Wah Yun
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Low
authors.forename: Azad Hassan
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Razack
authors.forename: Chong Beng
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Chua
authors.forename: Chit Sin
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Loh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology*; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*