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Cross cultural translation, adaptation and reliability of the Malay version of the Canadian Acute Respiratory Illness and Flu Scale (CARIFS)

Nathan AM 1 , Zaki R 2 , Rozario R 3 , Dhania N 4 , Mohd Hamirudin SN 5 , Eg KP 6 Show all authors , Kee SY 7 , Teh C 8 , Jabar KA 9 , Westerhout C 10 , Thavagnanam S 11 , de Bruyne J 12

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Paediatrics, University Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [email protected]
  • 2 Department of Social & Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Julius Centre University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [email protected]
  • 3 Department of Paediatrics, University Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [email protected]
  • 4 Department of Paediatrics, University Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [email protected]
  • 5 Department of Paediatrics, University Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [email protected]
  • 6 Department of Paediatrics, University Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [email protected]
  • 7 Department of Paediatrics, University Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. [email protected]
  • 8 Department of Microbiology, University Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [email protected]
  • 9 Department of Microbiology, University Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [email protected]
  • 10 Department of Biomedical Imaging, University Malaya Medical Centre, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [email protected]
  • 11 Department of Paediatrics, University Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [email protected]
  • 12 Department of Paediatrics, University Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [email protected]
Health Qual Life Outcomes, 2015;13:139.
PMID: 26338016 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-015-0336-z

Abstract

The Canadian Acute Respiratory Illness and Flu Scale (CARIFS) is a parent-proxy questionnaire that assesses severity of acute respiratory infections in children. The aim was to (a) perform a cross-cultural adaptation and (b) prove that the Malay CARIFS is a reliable tool.

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