Identifying the Psychometric Properties of the Malay Version of the WHOQOL-BREF among Employees with Obesity Problem

• Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 19; no. 12; p. 7542
• Main Authors: Rusyda, Mohd Helma, Abdul Kadir, Nor Ba’yah, Ismail, Wan Nur Khairunnisa, Abdul Jalil, Siti Jamiaah, Abdullah, Nurul-Azza, Che Kasim, Arena, Hoesni, Suzana Mohd, Abdul Manaf, Mohd Rizal
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 20.06.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Bibliometrics; Culture; Employees; Environmental health; Factor analysis; Interpreters; Language; Linguistics; Obesity; Qualitative research; Quality of life; Quantitative psychology; Reliability analysis; Students with disabilities; Translation; Translations; Validation studies; Validity; Malaysia
• ISSN: 1660-4601; 1661-7827; 1660-4601
• DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19127542

The Malay version of the WHOQOL-BREF was published approximately 15 years ago. Since then, no known research has been conducted to identify the psychometric properties of the scale using confirmatory factor analysis. This study aimed to establish a model by applying a scientific approach to the translation and adaptation method. The back translation technique was used for the translation process. This cross-sectional study involved 282 employees at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. The instrument received satisfactory Cronbach’s alpha reliability values. The data were analysed with SEM using AMOS. Results showed that the model produced is parsimonious, with CMIN/df = 0.23, CFI = 0.93, SRMR = 0.08, RMSEA = 0.08 and PCLOSE = 0.07. Adopting the Malay version of the WHOQOL-BREF for future research is highly recommended due to its properties.