title: Validation of the Malay version of the Inventory of Functional Status after Childbirth questionnaire.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was designed to examine the psychometric properties of Malay version of the Inventory of Functional Status after Childbirth (IFSAC).
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 108 postpartum mothers attending Obstetrics and Gynaecology Clinic, in a tertiary teaching hospital in Malaysia, were involved. Construct validity and internal consistency were performed after the translation, content validity, and face validity process. The data were analyzed using Analysis of Moment Structure version 18 and Statistical Packages for the Social Sciences version 20.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The final model consists of four constructs, namely, infant care, personal care, household activities, and social and community activities, with 18 items demonstrating acceptable factor loadings, domain to domain correlation, and best fit (Chi-squared/degree of freedom = 1.678; Tucker-Lewis index = 0.923; comparative fit index = 0.936; and root mean square error of approximation = 0.080). Composite reliability and average variance extracted of the domains ranged from 0.659 to 0.921 and from 0.499 to 0.628, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study suggested that the four-factor model with 18 items of the Malay version of IFSAC was acceptable to be used to measure functional status after childbirth because it is valid, reliable, and simple.
authors: Department of Family Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.
authors: Norhayati Mohd
authors: NM
authors: Noor
authors: Fakulti Perubatan dan Sains Kesihatan, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kampus Kota, Jalan Sultan Mahmud, 20400 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia.
authors: Aniza Abd
authors: AA
authors: Aziz
authors: Universiti Institut Teknologi Mara, 15200 Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.
authors: Mohd Rosmizaki
authors: MR
authors: Mostapa
authors: Universiti Institut Teknologi Mara, 15200 Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.
authors: Zainudin
authors: Z
authors: Awang
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D036801:Parturition / Q000523:psychology*; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires