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Fulltext The Year of the Rabbit and the COVID Pandemic

Binns C, Low WY, Shunnmugam B

Asia Pac J Public Health, 2023 Jan;35(1):5-6.

PMID: 36694949 DOI: 10.1177/10105395221150836

Dragons, Condoms, and World Health Organization Anniversaries

Binns C, Low WY, Shunnmugam B

Asia Pac J Public Health, 2024 Mar;36(2-3):169-171.

PMID: 38476015 DOI: 10.1177/10105395241238062

Validation of the Malay, English, and Chinese Translations of the 9-Item Shared Decision Making Questionnaire (SDM-Q-9) in Breast Cancer Patients Making Treatment Decisions

Shunnmugam B, Ng CJ, Aishah Mohd Taib N, Chinna K

Asia Pac J Public Health, 2021 11;33(8):914-922.

PMID: 34467767 DOI: 10.1177/10105395211036625

This study aims to test the psychometric properties of the Malay, English, and Chinese 9-Item Shared Decision Making Questionnaire (SDM-Q-9) in breast cancer patients making treatment decisions. The original German SDM-Q-9 was translated to Malay using the back-translation method. A total of 222 newly diagnosed breast cancer patients making treatment decisions were sampled conveniently from three breast clinics between August 2015 and February 2016. A total of 66 patients answered the SDM-Q-9 in Malay, 87 in English, and 69 in Chinese. Data were analyzed using SPSS and AMOS software. SDM-Q-9 demonstrated good reliability in the three translations. All the items correlated well except for Item 1 in English. The factor loadings were within acceptable range except for Item 1 in Malay, Items 1 and 2 in English, and Items 7 and 9 in Chinese SDM-Q-9. However, no items were deleted in accordance with experts' opinions and the previous SDM-Q-9 validation studies. The Malay, English, and Chinese SDM-Q-9 demonstrated good reliability and validity.

Psychometric assessment of the Bahasa Malaysia version of the Older Americans Resources and Services-Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (OARS-IADL)

Samy AL, Kamaruzzaman SB, Chinna K, Shunnmugam B, Krishnaswamy S, Low WY

Australas J Ageing, 2021 Dec;40(4):423-429.

PMID: 33942961 DOI: 10.1111/ajag.12958

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the psychometric properties of the Bahasa Malaysia (BM) version of the Older Americans Resources and Services-Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (OARS-IADL) questionnaire among older persons in Malaysia.

METHODS: The English version of OARS-IADL was translated to BM. The psychometric properties of the BM version of OARS-IADL were tested among older persons attending a health-care facility.

RESULTS: Two hundred and seventy-one older persons participated in the study. The mean age of participants was 67.7 ± 6.1 years. Internal consistency of the items was good (Cronbach's alpha, >0.7). Exploratory factor analysis revealed a single dimension with item factor loadings of >0.5. Confirmatory factor analysis results confirmed a single-factor model (AVE > 50%, CR > 0.7 and CR > AVE).

CONCLUSION: The BM version of the OARS-IADL questionnaire is a valid and reliable instrument that can be used to assess the IADL among older persons in Malaysia.

Internet-Based Research in Public Health: Can It Ever Be Reliable?

Binns C, Yun Low W, Shunnmugam B, Minh Pham N, Lee A, Bulgiba A, et al.

Asia Pac J Public Health, 2023 Mar 16.

PMID: 36924228 DOI: 10.1177/10105395231162470

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