Ainuddin Husna A, Loh Siew Yim, Chinna Karuthan, Low Wah Yun, Roslani April Camilla
Faculty of Health Sciences, UiTM Puncak Alam Campus, Malaysia.
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
J Child Health Care. 2015 Jun;19(2):229-38. doi: 10.1177/1367493513504834. Epub 2013 Oct 23.
Adolescence is the potential period for growth and optimal functioning, but developmental issues like time of transition from childhood to adulthood will create stress and affect the adolescent's quality of life (QOL). However, there is a lack of research tool for measuring adolescent's QOL in Malaysia. The aim of the study was to determine the validity and reliability of the self-report Malay version of the pediatric QOL (PedsQL™) 4.0 Generic Core Scales in assessing the QOL of Malaysian adolescents. A cross-sectional study design using the 23-item self-report Malay version of the PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales was administered on a convenient cluster sampling (n = 297 adolescent) from a secondary school. The internal consistency reliability had Cronbach's α values ranging from .70 to .89. Factor analysis reported a six-factor structure via principal axis factor analysis. In conclusion, the self-report Malay version of the pediatric QOL 4.0 Generic Core Scales is a reliable and valid tool to measure the QOL of multiethnic Malaysian adolescents.
青春期是生长和最佳功能发挥的潜在时期，但诸如从童年到成年的过渡时期等发育问题会产生压力并影响青少年的生活质量（QOL）。然而，马来西亚缺乏用于测量青少年生活质量的研究工具。本研究的目的是确定儿科生活质量（PedsQL™）4.0通用核心量表的马来文自填式版本在评估马来西亚青少年生活质量方面的有效性和可靠性。采用横断面研究设计，使用23项的PedsQL 4.0通用核心量表马来文自填式版本，对一所中学的便利整群抽样（n = 297名青少年）进行施测。内部一致性信度的克朗巴哈α值范围为0.70至0.89。通过主轴因子分析，因子分析报告了一个六因子结构。总之，儿科生活质量4.0通用核心量表的马来文自填式版本是测量多民族马来西亚青少年生活质量的可靠且有效的工具。
