What is it about?

This is an assessment of the psychometric properties of the Malay version of SF-36 (Malay SF-36) summated rating scales and validating the scale among post-coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (CABG) patients at the National Heart Institute (IJN), Kuala Lumpur.

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Why is it important?

SF-36 is an important instrument in measuring the quality of life of patients. It is used widely but since the Malay language is the main lingua franca in this country, and with the increasing use of this questionnaire in assessing the quality of life of patients, we feel the need to validate this questionnaire.

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This is a difficult paper to write and to analyse especially when using statistical software such as SPSS AMOS. But we finally managed to establish the reliability and validity for use of this instrument.

Dato' Dr Ahmad Farouk Musa
Monash University

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This page is a summary of: The Malay version of SF-36 health survey instrument: testing data quality, scaling assumptions, reliability and validity in post-coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery patients at the National Heart Institute (Institut Jantung Negara—IJN), Kual..., Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, February 2021, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1186/s12955-020-01658-9.
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