Cross cultural translation, adaptation and reliability of the Malay version of the Canadian Acute Respiratory Illness and Flu Scale (CARIFS)

Nathan AM; Zaki R; Rozario R; Dhania N; Mohd Hamirudin SN; Eg KP; Kee SY; Teh C; Jabar KA; Westerhout C; Thavagnanam S; de Bruyne J

doi:10.1186/s12955-015-0336-z

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Cross cultural translation, adaptation and reliability of the Malay version of the Canadian Acute Respiratory Illness and Flu Scale (CARIFS)

Nathan AM ¹ , Zaki R ² , Rozario R ³ , Dhania N ⁴ , Mohd Hamirudin SN ⁵ , Eg KP ⁶ Show all authors , Kee SY ⁷ , Teh C ⁸ , Jabar KA ⁹ , Westerhout C ¹⁰ , Thavagnanam S ¹¹ , de Bruyne J ¹²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Paediatrics, University Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. psr9900@hotmail.com
² Department of Social & Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Julius Centre University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. rafdzah@hotmail.com
³ Department of Paediatrics, University Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. rachaelanne7@gmail.com
⁴ Department of Paediatrics, University Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. andee25@gmail.com
⁵ Department of Paediatrics, University Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. sabrina_rin89@yahoo.com
⁶ Department of Paediatrics, University Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. egkahpeng@yahoo.com
⁷ Department of Paediatrics, University Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. sy_kee2004@yahoo.com
⁸ Department of Microbiology, University Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. cindysjteh@ummc.edu.my
⁹ Department of Microbiology, University Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. kartini.abduljabar@ummc.edu.my
¹⁰ Department of Biomedical Imaging, University Malaya Medical Centre, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. westcj@ummc.edu.my
¹¹ Department of Paediatrics, University Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. sthava@hotmail.com
¹² Department of Paediatrics, University Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. jessieadb@yahoo.com

Health Qual Life Outcomes, 2015;13:139.

PMID: 26338016 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-015-0336-z

Abstract

The Canadian Acute Respiratory Illness and Flu Scale (CARIFS) is a parent-proxy questionnaire that assesses severity of acute respiratory infections in children. The aim was to (a) perform a cross-cultural adaptation and (b) prove that the Malay CARIFS is a reliable tool.

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