W Wang1, V Lopez, D R Thompson. 1. Faculty of Nursing, School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shannxi, PR China.
Abstract
AIMS: To evaluate the validity, reliability, and cultural relevance of the Chinese Mandarin version of Myocardial Infarction Dimensional Assessment Scale (MIDAS) as a disease-specific quality of life measure. METHODS: The cultural relevance and content validity of the Chinese Mandarin version of the MIDAS (CM-MIDAS) was evaluated by an expert panel. Measurement performance was tested on 180 randomly selected Chinese MI patents. Thirty participants from the primary group completed the CM-MIDAS for test-retest reliability after 2 weeks. Reliability, validity and discriminatory power of the CM-MIDAS were calculated. RESULTS: Two items were modified as suggested by the expert panel. The overall CM-MIDAS had acceptable internal consistency with Cronbach's alpha coefficient 0.93 for the scale and 0.71-0.94 for the seven domains. Test-retest reliability by intraclass correlations was 0.85 for the overall scale and 0.74-0.94 for the seven domains. There was acceptable concurrent validity with significant (p < 0.05) correlations between the CM-MDAS and the Chinese Version of the Short Form 36. The principal components analysis extracted seven factors that explained 67.18% of the variance with high factor loading indicating good construct validity. CONCLUSION: Empirical data support CM-MIDAS as a valid and reliable disease-specific quality of life measure for Chinese Mandarin speaking patients with myocardial infarction.
AIMS: To evaluate the validity, reliability, and cultural relevance of the Chinese Mandarin version of Myocardial Infarction Dimensional Assessment Scale (MIDAS) as a disease-specific quality of life measure. METHODS: The cultural relevance and content validity of the Chinese Mandarin version of the MIDAS (CM-MIDAS) was evaluated by an expert panel. Measurement performance was tested on 180 randomly selected Chinese MI patents. Thirty participants from the primary group completed the CM-MIDAS for test-retest reliability after 2 weeks. Reliability, validity and discriminatory power of the CM-MIDAS were calculated. RESULTS: Two items were modified as suggested by the expert panel. The overall CM-MIDAS had acceptable internal consistency with Cronbach's alpha coefficient 0.93 for the scale and 0.71-0.94 for the seven domains. Test-retest reliability by intraclass correlations was 0.85 for the overall scale and 0.74-0.94 for the seven domains. There was acceptable concurrent validity with significant (p < 0.05) correlations between the CM-MDAS and the Chinese Version of the Short Form 36. The principal components analysis extracted seven factors that explained 67.18% of the variance with high factor loading indicating good construct validity. CONCLUSION: Empirical data support CM-MIDAS as a valid and reliable disease-specific quality of life measure for Chinese Mandarin speaking patients with myocardial infarction.
Authors: Faraz Kureshi; Kevin F Kennedy; Philip G Jones; Randal J Thomas; Suzanne V Arnold; Praneet Sharma; Timothy Fendler; Donna M Buchanan; Mohammed Qintar; P Michael Ho; Brahmajee K Nallamothu; Neil B Oldridge; John A Spertus Journal: JAMA Cardiol Date: 2016-12-01 Impact factor: 14.676