Psychometric properties of the acceptance and action questionnaire (AAQ II) Malay version in cancer patients.

<h4>Objectives</h4>Acceptance and action questionnaire (AAQ II) is a scale used to assess psychological inflexibility. The aim of this study is to translate AAQ II into Malay language and evaluate the psychometric properties of AAQ II Malay version.<h4>Methods</h4>The AAQ II...

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Main Authors: Nurul Izzah Shari, Nor Zuraida Zainal, Ng Chong Guan, Zuraida Ahmad Sabki, Nor Aziyan Yahaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212788
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author Nurul Izzah Shari
Nor Zuraida Zainal
Ng Chong Guan
Zuraida Ahmad Sabki
Nor Aziyan Yahaya
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Nor Zuraida Zainal
Ng Chong Guan
Zuraida Ahmad Sabki
Nor Aziyan Yahaya
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description <h4>Objectives</h4>Acceptance and action questionnaire (AAQ II) is a scale used to assess psychological inflexibility. The aim of this study is to translate AAQ II into Malay language and evaluate the psychometric properties of AAQ II Malay version.<h4>Methods</h4>The AAQ II which has been translated into Malay language via back translation procedure was distributed to 101 cancer patients and 100 non-cancer patients. The evaluation of psychometric properties in this study included content validity index, internal consistency, parallel reliability, exploratory factor analysis, concurrent validity, sensitivity and specificity of AAQ II Malay version.<h4>Results</h4>AAQ II Malay version has established good content validity index, acceptable internal consistency with Cronbach's alpha value of 0.91, excellent parallel reliability and adequate concurrent validity. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) results demonstrated AAQ II Malay version is a unidimensional factor instrument. The result of sensitivity and specificity of AAQ II Malay version indicated cancer patients who scored more than 17.5 were having significant psychological inflexibility.<h4>Conclusion</h4>AAQ II Malay version is a reliable and valid instrument to measure psychological inflexibility among cancer patient in Malaysia.
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spelling doaj.art-01be07a928874f8abf11eaa02cc695592022-12-21T18:26:19ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032019-01-01142e021278810.1371/journal.pone.0212788Psychometric properties of the acceptance and action questionnaire (AAQ II) Malay version in cancer patients.Nurul Izzah ShariNor Zuraida ZainalNg Chong GuanZuraida Ahmad SabkiNor Aziyan Yahaya<h4>Objectives</h4>Acceptance and action questionnaire (AAQ II) is a scale used to assess psychological inflexibility. The aim of this study is to translate AAQ II into Malay language and evaluate the psychometric properties of AAQ II Malay version.<h4>Methods</h4>The AAQ II which has been translated into Malay language via back translation procedure was distributed to 101 cancer patients and 100 non-cancer patients. The evaluation of psychometric properties in this study included content validity index, internal consistency, parallel reliability, exploratory factor analysis, concurrent validity, sensitivity and specificity of AAQ II Malay version.<h4>Results</h4>AAQ II Malay version has established good content validity index, acceptable internal consistency with Cronbach's alpha value of 0.91, excellent parallel reliability and adequate concurrent validity. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) results demonstrated AAQ II Malay version is a unidimensional factor instrument. The result of sensitivity and specificity of AAQ II Malay version indicated cancer patients who scored more than 17.5 were having significant psychological inflexibility.<h4>Conclusion</h4>AAQ II Malay version is a reliable and valid instrument to measure psychological inflexibility among cancer patient in Malaysia.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212788
spellingShingle Nurul Izzah Shari
Nor Zuraida Zainal
Ng Chong Guan
Zuraida Ahmad Sabki
Nor Aziyan Yahaya
Psychometric properties of the acceptance and action questionnaire (AAQ II) Malay version in cancer patients.
PLoS ONE
title Psychometric properties of the acceptance and action questionnaire (AAQ II) Malay version in cancer patients.
title_full Psychometric properties of the acceptance and action questionnaire (AAQ II) Malay version in cancer patients.
title_fullStr Psychometric properties of the acceptance and action questionnaire (AAQ II) Malay version in cancer patients.
title_full_unstemmed Psychometric properties of the acceptance and action questionnaire (AAQ II) Malay version in cancer patients.
title_short Psychometric properties of the acceptance and action questionnaire (AAQ II) Malay version in cancer patients.
title_sort psychometric properties of the acceptance and action questionnaire aaq ii malay version in cancer patients
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212788
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