Cross-cultural adaptation of the Malay version of the parent-proxy Health-Related Quality of Life Measure for Children with Epilepsy (CHEQOL-25) in Malaysia

Wo SW 1 , Lai PS 2 , Ong LC 3 , Low WY 4 , Lim KS 5 , Tay CG 6 Show all authors , Wong CP 7 , Ranjini S 8

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Primary Care Medicine, University of Malaya Primary Care Research Group (UMPCRG), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: suwoan@gmail.com
  • 2 Department of Primary Care Medicine, University of Malaya Primary Care Research Group (UMPCRG), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: plai@ummc.edu.my
  • 3 Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: ong.lai.choo@ummc.edu.my
  • 4 Faculty of Medicine Dean's Office, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: lowwy@um.edu.my
  • 5 Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: kslimum@gmail.com
  • 6 Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: taycheegeap@yahoo.com
  • 7 Department of Pediatric Neurology, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. Electronic address: cheepiau@gmail.com
  • 8 Institute of Pediatrics, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, 50586 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: rsivanesom@gmail.com
Epilepsy Behav, 2015 Apr;45:118-23.
PMID: 25819800 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.02.037

Abstract

We aimed to cross-culturally adapt the parent-proxy Health-Related Quality of Life Measure for Children with Epilepsy (CHEQOL-25) into Malay and to determine its validity and reliability among parents of children with epilepsy in Malaysia.

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