title: The Internal Reliability of Family Crisis Oriented Personal Evaluation Scale (F-COPES) in Malay version among caregivers of individual with learning disabilities.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Caregivers face challenges to adapt while handling individual with learning disabilities (LD). The Family Crisis Oriented Personal Evaluation Scale (F-COPES) is a widely used instrument to measure coping strategies among caregivers. The current study performed cross cultural translation of F-COPES in Malay language. This study aims to examine the reliability by testing internal consistency of Malay version of F-COPES which is developed through back to back translation method from original English version.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Malay version of F-COPES was administered among 30 caregivers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The reliability of F-COPES in Malay version is good with Cronbach's alpha coefficient value of 0.79. The internal consistency on sub domains of F-COPES such as reframing, acquiring social support and seeking spiritual support also acceptable with Cronbach's alpha values 0.67, 0.74, and 0.80, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Malay version of F-COPES is a reliable tool to evaluate the coping strategies adopted by the caregivers of individual with LD.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Physiotherapy School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Alwi
authors.affiliation: Departments of Occupational Therapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Harun
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Diagnostic and Applied Health Sciences, Wellness and Rehabilitation Niche Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Omar
authors.affiliation: Health Psychology Programme, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.affiliation: Department of Educational Psychology & Counseling, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zagan
authors.affiliation: Departments of Physiotherapy School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Leonard
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D011581:Psychological Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012944:Social Support; D029181:Spirituality; D014177:Translations
keywords: Care givers; Coping skill; F-COPES; Families; Learning disability; Reliability