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Wafa' Sabirin1, Saiful Adni Abd Latif2, Fazlina Ahmad3
1Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Background:
Quality of life is an important goal of care for people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and their carers. The ALS Specific Quality of Life instrument Short Form (ALSSQOL-SF) has been translated and validated in various cultural contexts, however its utility in the Malaysian cultural context has not yet been evaluated.
Methods:
The quality of life of 21 patients with ALS was evaluated using the ALSSOL-SF in either the English version or translated to the Malay language. A cognitive interview approach was utilized and the responses were transcribed and thematically analyzed.
Results:
Culture and language-related factors affecting the application of the ALSSQOL-SF were identified. Interpretations of intimacy and religiosity varied and sometimes differed significantly from the constructs underlying the ALSSQOL-SF domains.
Conclusion:
The ALSSQOL-SF captured items from the physical domain better than those from the psycho-social and spiritual domains. Cognitive interviewing showed that patients mostly could not grasp the intended meaning of the items from the psycho-social and spiritual domains despite translation into the Malay language. There are limitations in adapting the ALSSQOL-SF for use in evaluation of QOL in Malaysian ALS patients. In the local setting a better understanding is needed about how aspects such as religion, intimacy and spiritual well-being are culturally reflected and expressed.
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