Development of a questionnaire on awareness and action towards symptoms and risk factors of heart attack and stroke among a Malaysian population
Background The awareness of symptoms and action towards heart attack and stroke is important to reduce the morbidity and mortality in both developed and developing countries. The aim of this study was to develop a questionnaire on awareness and action towards symptoms and risk factors of heart atta...
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| author | Ahmed, Abdullah Abdulmajid Abdo Al-Shami, Abdulkareem Mohammed Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Nahas, Abdul Rahman Fata |
| author_facet | Ahmed, Abdullah Abdulmajid Abdo Al-Shami, Abdulkareem Mohammed Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Nahas, Abdul Rahman Fata |
| author_sort | Ahmed, Abdullah Abdulmajid Abdo |
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The awareness of symptoms and action towards heart attack and stroke is important to reduce the morbidity and mortality in both developed and developing countries. The aim of this study was to develop a questionnaire on awareness and action towards symptoms and risk factors of heart attack and stroke among lay public in Malaysia. The questionnaire was developed in both English and Bahasa Melayu.
Methods
Primarily the questions were generated in English. Face and content validity were performed by five experts in Pharmacy Practice and Medicine. A translation as per guidelines into Malay language was performed; followed by face-to-face interview of 96 lay public in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. For internal consistency, reliability was assessed utilizing Cronbach’s alpha.
Results
The mean ± SD of the awareness and action towards heart attack symptoms and risk factors was 65.52 ± 6.3, with a good internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.75), whereas the mean of the awareness and action towards stroke symptoms and risk factors was 61.93 ± 7.11, with an accepted internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.86).
Conclusion
The current validation research showed that the developed questionnaire is valid and reliable for assessing the awareness and action towards symptoms and risk factors of heart attack and stroke among lay public in Malaysia. |
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| spelling | iium-758302020-03-09T02:48:03Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/75830/ Development of a questionnaire on awareness and action towards symptoms and risk factors of heart attack and stroke among a Malaysian population Ahmed, Abdullah Abdulmajid Abdo Al-Shami, Abdulkareem Mohammed Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Nahas, Abdul Rahman Fata RA644.3 Chronic and Noninfectious Diseases and Public Health Background The awareness of symptoms and action towards heart attack and stroke is important to reduce the morbidity and mortality in both developed and developing countries. The aim of this study was to develop a questionnaire on awareness and action towards symptoms and risk factors of heart attack and stroke among lay public in Malaysia. The questionnaire was developed in both English and Bahasa Melayu. Methods Primarily the questions were generated in English. Face and content validity were performed by five experts in Pharmacy Practice and Medicine. A translation as per guidelines into Malay language was performed; followed by face-to-face interview of 96 lay public in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. For internal consistency, reliability was assessed utilizing Cronbach’s alpha. Results The mean ± SD of the awareness and action towards heart attack symptoms and risk factors was 65.52 ± 6.3, with a good internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.75), whereas the mean of the awareness and action towards stroke symptoms and risk factors was 61.93 ± 7.11, with an accepted internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.86). Conclusion The current validation research showed that the developed questionnaire is valid and reliable for assessing the awareness and action towards symptoms and risk factors of heart attack and stroke among lay public in Malaysia. BioMed Central 2019-10-16 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/75830/1/Development%20of%20questionnaire%20on%20awareness%20and%20action%20towards%20symptoms%20and%20risk%20factors%20of%20heart%20attack%20and%20stroke%20among%20a%20Malaysian%20population_2019.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/75830/7/75830_Development%20of%20a%20questionnaire%20on%20awareness%20and%20action%20towards%20symptoms%20and%20risk%20factors%20of%20heart%20attack%20and%20stroke%20among%20a%20Malaysian%20population_Scopus.pdf Ahmed, Abdullah Abdulmajid Abdo and Al-Shami, Abdulkareem Mohammed and Jamshed, Shazia Qasim and Nahas, Abdul Rahman Fata (2019) Development of a questionnaire on awareness and action towards symptoms and risk factors of heart attack and stroke among a Malaysian population. BMC Public Health, 19 (1). pp. 1-10. ISSN 1471-2458 https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/ 10.1186/s12889-019-7596-1 |
| spellingShingle | RA644.3 Chronic and Noninfectious Diseases and Public Health Ahmed, Abdullah Abdulmajid Abdo Al-Shami, Abdulkareem Mohammed Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Nahas, Abdul Rahman Fata Development of a questionnaire on awareness and action towards symptoms and risk factors of heart attack and stroke among a Malaysian population |
| title | Development of a questionnaire on awareness and action towards symptoms and risk factors of heart attack and stroke among a Malaysian population |
| title_full | Development of a questionnaire on awareness and action towards symptoms and risk factors of heart attack and stroke among a Malaysian population |
| title_fullStr | Development of a questionnaire on awareness and action towards symptoms and risk factors of heart attack and stroke among a Malaysian population |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of a questionnaire on awareness and action towards symptoms and risk factors of heart attack and stroke among a Malaysian population |
| title_short | Development of a questionnaire on awareness and action towards symptoms and risk factors of heart attack and stroke among a Malaysian population |
| title_sort | development of a questionnaire on awareness and action towards symptoms and risk factors of heart attack and stroke among a malaysian population |
| topic | RA644.3 Chronic and Noninfectious Diseases and Public Health |
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