Validity And Reliability Of The Malay Versions Of The Posttraumatic Growth Inventory-Short Form, Hope Scale, Life Orientation Test-Revised And Source Of Social Support Scale In Cancer Patients

Background: There is a growing need to explore positive psychology in cancer patients as positive psychology may enhance well-being of patients. There are four important positive psychology’s components which may bring about positive outcomes in cancer patients i.e. posttraumatic growth (PTG), hope, optimism and spousal support. This study translated the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory- Short Form (PTGI-SF), Hope Scale (HS), Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R) and Sources of Social Support Scale (SSSS) into Malay and investigated the psychometric properties of the Malay versions. Methods: Concurrent translation and back-translation of the English versions of the PTGI-SF, HS, LOT-R and SSSS were performed, and the Malay versions of the questionnaires were administered to 195 cancer patients of different cancer diagnoses at baseline and 2 months later at follow up assessment

Validation of the Malay version of the snyder hope scale among Malaysian cancer patients

Hope leads to lower depression and anxiety and is associated with improved quality of life of cancer patients. In this study, Hope Scale (HS) was translated into Malay, and the psychometric properties of the Malay version of the Hope Scale were investigated among Malaysian cancer patients. Concurrent translation and back translation of the original English version of the Hope Scale were performed, and the Malay version was administered to 195 cancer patients with different cancer diagnoses at baseline assessment and 2 months later at follow-up. The Hope Scale (Malay) total score (Cronbach’s α = 0.72; intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) = 0.67) and its domains (Cronbach’s α [pathway] = 0.7; Cronbach’s α [agency] = 0.7; ICC[Pathway] = 0.64; ICC[Agency] = 0.70) demonstrated acceptable internal consistencies and test-retest reliability. Convergent and discriminant validities were also achieved by the Hope Scale (Malay). The Hope Scale (Malay) demonstrated construct validity, as confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated that the items in the Hope Scale (Malay) best fit into two domains, which was true for the original English version. The Hope Scale (Malay) had acceptable psychometric properties and thus is suitable for assessing hope in Malaysian cancer patients

Validation of the Malay Version of the Sources of Social Support Scale among Malaysian Cancer Patients

Objective: It is important to investigate the association between spousal support and psychology of cancer patients, thus a validated instrument to measure the degree of perceived spousal support is required. We translated and evaluated the psychometric properties of the Sources of Social Support Scale-Malay version (SSSS-Malay) among Malaysian cancer patients. Methods: In this study, the SSSS-Malay and Hope Scale-Malay [used to compare with the SSSS-Malay to assess discriminant validity] were administered to 195 Malaysian cancer patients during baseline assessment. The SSSS-Malay was re-administered 2 months after the baseline assessment during follow-up. Results: The SSSS-Malay total score (Cronbach’s α = 0.70, intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) = 0.72) and its domains (Cronbach’s α ranging from 0.70 to 0.83, intraclass correlation coefficient ranging from 0.6 to 0.76) exhibited good internal consistencies and good test-retest reliability. The SSSS-Malay also demonstrated good convergent and discriminant validities. However, confirmatory factor analysis of the SSSSMalay showed that it was best fit into a 3-factor model instead of the 4-factor model of the original English version. Conclusion: The SSSS-Malay demonstrated good psychometric properties for use in Malaysian cancer patients