Inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of the Bahasa Melayu version of Rose Angina Questionnaire.
The objective of the study is to translate the Rose Questionnaire (RQ) into a Bahasa Melayu version and adapt it cross-culturally, and to measure its inter-rater and intrarater reliability. This cross sectional study was conducted in the respondents' homes or workplaces in Kelantan, Malaysia. One hundred respondents aged 30 and above with different socio-demographic status were interviewed for face validity. For each inter-rater and intra-rater reliability, a sample of 150 respondents was interviewed. Inter-rater and intra-rater reliabilities were assessed by Cohen's kappa. The overall inter-rater agreements by the five pair of interviewers at point one and two were 0.86, and intrarater reliability by the five interviewers on the seven-item questionnaire at poinone and two was 0.88, as measured by kappa coefficient. The translated Malay version of RQ demonstrated an almost perfect inter-rater and intra-rater reliability and further validation such as sensitivity and specificity analysis of this translated questionnaire is highly recommended.
Hassan
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Department of Pharmacy, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia. norul@kb.usm.my
Choudhury
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Naing
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Conroy
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Rahman
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007802:Language; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015588:Observer Variation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014175:Translating