3 research outputs found
A casemix: congestive heart failure readmission rate and its associated factors in a tertiary teaching hospital in Kuala Lumpur
Cardiovascular mortality is within the top five causes of death from non-communicable disease based on World Health Organization profile. Around 20% of heart failure patients are readmitted within 30 days worldwide. Readmission within 30 days for congestive heart failure often related to non-compliant to fluid restriction, natural progression of the disease or pre-mature discharge. The study aims to evaluate the 30 days readmission rate of congestive heart failure in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC) from the year 2016-2017 using casemix data and to determine the associated factors related to it. Based on the data coding, cost of readmission incurred was calculated. The 30-days readmission rate of heart failure to UKMMC in the year 2016-2017 was 53.5% & 43.5%, higher than the developed countries standard but similar to that of local teaching hospitals. After adjustment, age and level of severity are the only significant associated factors for the 30-days readmission rate. Shorter average length of stay (ALOS) & lower extra-tariff were achieved for readmission of heart failure. Total of RM80,329.73 was saved in the year 2017 from prompt treatment and comprehensive care plan of treating 19.3% level 3 severity patients at level 1 ALOS and tariff-cost. The 30-days readmission rate for heart failure in UKMMC was comparable to local teaching hospitals. The reduction of 30-days readmission rate in 2017 saved much cost, shows good clinical governance and advanced treatment strategy. Casemix can be used to guide budget allocation for the cardiology department of UKMMC
Reliability and validity of the Malay-version Chicago lead knowledge test (CLKT) among parents of preschool children in Malaysia
The primary objective of this study was to validate the Malay-version Chicago
lead knowledge test (CLKT). The CLKT was chosen based on thorough literature
review followed by a systematic translation. Data collection involved three phases;
initial test was done among 70 parents, retest was done at two weeks apart among
similar respondents with response rate of 71.4% (n=50), and another test among 60
professional group. The authors performed non-parametric tests since the data was
not normally distributed. The non-parametric test results showed no significant
mean knowledge score differences in all demographic parameters. The difficulty
factor ranged from 0.01 to 0.99. The mean + SD for difficulty factor was 0.52 +
0.32. Half of the 24 items (n=12) had a difficulty factor of less than 0.75. Only
one item (item 6) had item-total correlation of less than 0.2 (0.140). The overall
Cronbach’s α coefficient was 0.851. No significant difference was detected by the
Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test between the overall score, the test and retest scores
for all domains. All domains showed moderate to strong correlation (Spearman’s
Correlation: r=0.546 - 0.814, p<0.001). The Mann-Whitney U test showed a
significantly higher knowledge score in professional group compared to parent
group for all domains and total knowledge score (p<0.001). The Malay-version
CLKT was moderately difficult but had a good reliability and validity. Thus, this
instrument can be applied in future larger-scale study
The Chicago Lead Knowledge Test-Malay Version: a cultural and linguistic adaptation for the Malaysian population
Knowledge about exposure to lead among children is still not good among
parents in Malaysia. The purpose of this study was to translate the English version
of the original Chicago Lead Knowledge Test (CLKT) into the Malay (local)
language systematically and to suit the background culture and language of this
country. The steps of systematic translation followed the International Society for
Pharmacoeconomics and Outcome Research (ISPOR) standard which consists of
preparation, forward translation, reconciliation, backward translation, backward
translation review, harmonisation, cognitive debriefing, review of cognitive
debriefing and finalisation, proofreading, and final report. The total number of
items remained at 24, where one item was deleted, one item was revised, and one
item was added into the instrument. All four themes; general knowledge, exposure,
prevention and nutrition in this questionnaire were maintained. The response
scale, answer scheme, and the scoring system remained the same. Most of the
English items had direct translation to Malay language except for items 5, 7, 12, 20
and 22. The mean (+SD) and interquartile range (IQR) for total knowledge score
was 9.50 + 2.45 marks and 5 marks, respectively. The lowest score was 4 marks
and the highest score was 13 marks. This was be the first known study to utilise
the systematic and standardised approaches in the cross-cultural translation and
adaptation of the CLKT in Malaysia. The CLKT’s cultural and linguistic adaptation
in Malaysia may contribute to other current research particularly on lead exposure
among children