title: A Preliminary Study on the Reliability of the Malay Version of PedsQL™ Family Impact Module among Caregivers of Children with Disabilities in Kelantan, Malaysia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  No previous study has assessed the impact of childhood disability on parents and family in the context of Malaysia, and no instrument to measure this impact has previously been available. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to determine the reliability of a Malay version of the PedsQL™ Family Impact Module that measures the impact of children with disabilities (CWD) on their parents and family in a Malaysian context.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was conducted in 2009. The questionnaire was translated forward and backward before it was administered to 44 caregivers of CWD to determine the internal consistency reliability. The test for Cronbach's alpha was performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The internal consistency reliability was good. The Cronbach's alpha for all domains was above 0.7, ranging from 0.73 to 0.895.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Malay version of the PedsQL™ Family Impact Module showed evidence of good internal consistency reliability. However, future studies with a larger sample size are necessary before the module can be recommended as a tool to measure the impact of disability on Malay-speaking Malaysian families.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Azriani Ab
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authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: Norsarwany
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authors.lastname: Mohamad
authors.forename: Musa Kamarul
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authors.lastname: Imran
authors.forename: Wan Pauzi Wan
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authors.lastname: Ibrahim
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authors.lastname: Othman
authors.forename: Aniza Abd
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authors.forename: Sakinah
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authors.forename: Mohd Ismail
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authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.forename: Nor Hashimah
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authors.lastname: Ariffin
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authors.lastname: Van Rostenberghe