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Publication Date: 2019
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Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the "Quality of Life in Autism Questionnaire" (QoLA) from English into the Malay Language
Shamsudin, Iylia Dayana; Yu, Mong-Lin; Brown, Ted
Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, v12 n2 p253-272 2019
Parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often experience a lower quality of life, which impacts on their children's care, functioning and outcome and requires assessment and monitoring. Malaysia is a country presenting with an increasing prevalence of ASD and needs a linguistically and culturally appropriate quality of life measurement for parents of children with ASD. The "Quality of Life in Autism Questionnaire" (QoLA) is a validated ASD-specific quality of life measure in English. This paper describes the translation and the cross-cultural adaptation process of the QoLA from English into Malay. The translated Malay version of QoLA exhibited reasonable levels of internal consistency, cross-cultural validity, face and content validity; and is ready to be used with Malay speakers.
Descriptors: Translation, Indonesian Languages, Cultural Differences, Validity, English, Quality of Life, Autism, Parent Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship, Content Validity, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Incidence, Questionnaires, Measurement, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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