THE RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF THE BAHASA MALAYSIA (MALAY) VERSION OF THE CARER’S FALL CONCERN INSTRUMENT (CFC-I M) AMONG CARERS OF AN OLDER PERSON

Received 2023-07-12; Accepted 2023-09-20; Published 2023-09-21

Authors

  • Nur Aina Asyiqin Mohd Nazmi Kelantan Foundation for the Disabled and Underprivileged (YOKUK), 16100 Kota Bharu, Kelantan
  • Akehsan Dahlan Occupational Therapy Programme, Faculty of Health Sciences, University Teknologi MARA, Selangor Campus, 42300 Bandar Puncak Alam, Selangor.
  • Erna Faryza Mohd Poot Centre for Occupational Therapy Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam Campus, 42300 Bandar Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
  • Nur Atiqah Azman Centre for Occupational Therapy Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam Campus, 42300 Bandar Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
  • Ninik Nurhidayah Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health Polytechnics, Surakarta, Indonesia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22452/jummec.sp2023no2.38

Abstract

The Carers' Fall Concern Instrument (CFC-I) is a tool used to measure the level of concern caregivers have when caring for older people who may be at risk of falling.  However, it has not been determined whether this tool is valid for use among caregivers of elderly persons in Malaysia.  Therefore, this study aimed to translate and to establish the psychometric properties of the Malay version of the CFC-I for use among caregivers of elderly persons. The researchers used the "forward-backwards" procedure to translate the CFC-I into Malay and then conducted a pilot study to evaluate the feasibility of the translated version.  The study included 86 caregivers of elderly persons who analysed the validity and reliability of the Malay version of the CFC-I. The results indicated that the content validity of the 16-item CFC-I Malay version was excellent, as evidenced by I-CVI and k* values is 1.0.  Moreover, experts agreed that the items were relevant, as shown by S-CVI/Ave and S-CVI/UA values of 1.0.  Concurrent validity was established by a strong, positive correlation between the total scores of the Malay and original English versions (r = 0.762, p < 0.001). The instrument's internal consistency was also high, with a Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.89.  Overall, participants rated their understanding of the instructions and questions of the CFC-I Malay version as level 4 or 5 (agree or strongly agree).  The mean inter-item correlation was 0.51, ranging from 0.18 to 0.79. In conclusion, the Malay version of the Carers' Fall Concern Instrument is a valid and reliable tool for evaluating the level of fall concern among caregivers of elderly persons in Malaysia.  Healthcare professionals can use this instrument to strengthen fall prevention strategies for older people in the country.

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Published

2023-09-21

Issue

Special Issue 2 (2023): Postgraduate Research Colloquium

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Research article

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