Translation and validation of menopause quick 6 (MQ6) into the Malay language

BackgroundInquiring conservative Asian women about their menopausal symptoms is often challenging in crowded primary healthcare clinics. Furthermore, the subject matter is culturally sensitive to most Malaysian women. Hence, the translation of MQ6 into Malay is crucial to enable self-administration,...

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Main Authors: Manoharan, Anusha, Harris, Megat Muhammad, Chin, Beh Hooi, Ming, Koh Wen, Asmuee, Zamzurina, Salamon, Norafini, Pefer, Jerampang, Radhiyah, H., Hamimmah, M. Nadia, Goldstein, Susan, Ramasamy, Shamala, Sreeramareddy, Chandrashekhar T.
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spelling my.um.eprints.454132024-10-16T07:45:58Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/45413/ Translation and validation of menopause quick 6 (MQ6) into the Malay language Manoharan, Anusha Harris, Megat Muhammad Chin, Beh Hooi Ming, Koh Wen Asmuee, Zamzurina Salamon, Norafini Pefer, Jerampang Radhiyah, H. Hamimmah, M. Nadia Goldstein, Susan Ramasamy, Shamala Sreeramareddy, Chandrashekhar T. R Medicine BackgroundInquiring conservative Asian women about their menopausal symptoms is often challenging in crowded primary healthcare clinics. Furthermore, the subject matter is culturally sensitive to most Malaysian women. Hence, the translation of MQ6 into Malay is crucial to enable self-administration, eliminating the necessity for interviewers and mitigating potential respondent shyness.MethodsThe Menopause Quick 6 (MQ6) questionnaire was translated into the Malay language with an addition of an item, henceforth termed MQ6 (M). Forward and backward translation was performed. Face and content validity were conducted. MQ6 (M) was self-administered to 400 women aged between 40 and 60 attending six primary healthcare clinics in Malaysia. To ascertain the reliability for MQ6 (M), corrected Item-Total Correlation, Squared Multiple Correlation, Cronbach's Alpha if the Item is Deleted, and Kuder-Richardson Reliability Coefficients (KR20). Exploratory factor analysis was done to determine its' construct validity.ResultsThe outcome of the validation was satisfactory. By the Lawshe method, the content validity ratios ranged from 0.6 to 1.0 and the content validity index was 0.914. The Internal consistency for MQ6(M) Cronbach's alpha was 0.711 while Kuder-Richardson Reliability Coefficients KR20 was 0.676. Factor loading of all four items is above 0.70, indicating a well-defined structure. Whereas factor loading for three items fell within the range of 0.50-0.69 indicating a practically significant threshold for a new questionnaire.ConclusionMQ6 (M) has acceptable reliability and construct validity to be considered as a self-administered screening tool in primary care clinics in Malaysia. BMC 2024-03 Article PeerReviewed Manoharan, Anusha and Harris, Megat Muhammad and Chin, Beh Hooi and Ming, Koh Wen and Asmuee, Zamzurina and Salamon, Norafini and Pefer, Jerampang and Radhiyah, H. and Hamimmah, M. Nadia and Goldstein, Susan and Ramasamy, Shamala and Sreeramareddy, Chandrashekhar T. (2024) Translation and validation of menopause quick 6 (MQ6) into the Malay language. BMC Primary Care, 25 (1). p. 95. ISSN 2731-4553, DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-024-02342-3 <https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-024-02342-3>. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-024-02342-3 10.1186/s12875-024-02342-3
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topic R Medicine
spellingShingle R Medicine
Manoharan, Anusha
Harris, Megat Muhammad
Chin, Beh Hooi
Ming, Koh Wen
Asmuee, Zamzurina
Salamon, Norafini
Pefer, Jerampang
Radhiyah, H.
Hamimmah, M. Nadia
Goldstein, Susan
Ramasamy, Shamala
Sreeramareddy, Chandrashekhar T.
Translation and validation of menopause quick 6 (MQ6) into the Malay language
description BackgroundInquiring conservative Asian women about their menopausal symptoms is often challenging in crowded primary healthcare clinics. Furthermore, the subject matter is culturally sensitive to most Malaysian women. Hence, the translation of MQ6 into Malay is crucial to enable self-administration, eliminating the necessity for interviewers and mitigating potential respondent shyness.MethodsThe Menopause Quick 6 (MQ6) questionnaire was translated into the Malay language with an addition of an item, henceforth termed MQ6 (M). Forward and backward translation was performed. Face and content validity were conducted. MQ6 (M) was self-administered to 400 women aged between 40 and 60 attending six primary healthcare clinics in Malaysia. To ascertain the reliability for MQ6 (M), corrected Item-Total Correlation, Squared Multiple Correlation, Cronbach's Alpha if the Item is Deleted, and Kuder-Richardson Reliability Coefficients (KR20). Exploratory factor analysis was done to determine its' construct validity.ResultsThe outcome of the validation was satisfactory. By the Lawshe method, the content validity ratios ranged from 0.6 to 1.0 and the content validity index was 0.914. The Internal consistency for MQ6(M) Cronbach's alpha was 0.711 while Kuder-Richardson Reliability Coefficients KR20 was 0.676. Factor loading of all four items is above 0.70, indicating a well-defined structure. Whereas factor loading for three items fell within the range of 0.50-0.69 indicating a practically significant threshold for a new questionnaire.ConclusionMQ6 (M) has acceptable reliability and construct validity to be considered as a self-administered screening tool in primary care clinics in Malaysia.
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author Manoharan, Anusha
Harris, Megat Muhammad
Chin, Beh Hooi
Ming, Koh Wen
Asmuee, Zamzurina
Salamon, Norafini
Pefer, Jerampang
Radhiyah, H.
Hamimmah, M. Nadia
Goldstein, Susan
Ramasamy, Shamala
Sreeramareddy, Chandrashekhar T.
author_facet Manoharan, Anusha
Harris, Megat Muhammad
Chin, Beh Hooi
Ming, Koh Wen
Asmuee, Zamzurina
Salamon, Norafini
Pefer, Jerampang
Radhiyah, H.
Hamimmah, M. Nadia
Goldstein, Susan
Ramasamy, Shamala
Sreeramareddy, Chandrashekhar T.
author_sort Manoharan, Anusha
title Translation and validation of menopause quick 6 (MQ6) into the Malay language
title_short Translation and validation of menopause quick 6 (MQ6) into the Malay language
title_full Translation and validation of menopause quick 6 (MQ6) into the Malay language
title_fullStr Translation and validation of menopause quick 6 (MQ6) into the Malay language
title_full_unstemmed Translation and validation of menopause quick 6 (MQ6) into the Malay language
title_sort translation and validation of menopause quick 6 (mq6) into the malay language
publisher BMC
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url http://eprints.um.edu.my/45413/
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-024-02342-3
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