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- Title
Validation of Malay Emotion Thermometer (MET) among Adult Victims Involved in Flood Disaster.
- Authors
Mohd Zahidi, Zaidatul Zarina; Syed Jaapar, Sharifah Zubaidiah; Razak, AsreneeAb; Mohd Yasin, Mohd Azhar; Fadzil, Nor Asyikin; Bakar, Raishan Shafini; Wan Mansor, Wan Nor Arifin; Yee Cheng Kueh; Kadir, Azidah Abdul; Shaaban, Juwita; Othman, Azizah; Ismail, Hasanah Che
- Abstract
Background: The Emotion Thermometer is a quick visual analogue scale for assessing emotional distress originally designed for cancer patients. To date, there is no visual analogue scale available for the quick assessment of emotional distress post-disaster. Objectives: This study aimed to validate the Malay version of Emotion Thermometer among flood disaster survivors for local use Design: It was a cross sectional study. Materials and Methods: The Emotion Thermometer (ET) scale was translated into the Malay language and validated among 150 flood survivors. The content validity of Malay version of Emotion Thermometer (MET) was checked by a group of psychiatrists, linguists, and epidemiologists. The final version MET was compared with the Malay version of the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale 21 (DASS-21-M). Results: The domains of depression, anxiety, and distress of the MET correlated well with the respective domains of the DASS-21-M. The overall coefficient alpha for the MET was 0.65. Pearson's correlations ranged from r = 0.25 to r = 0.34. All MET domains showed good sensitivities and acceptable area under the curve values. At the optimal cut-off scores of > 2 for distress, > 3 for anxiety, and > 1 for depression, the sensitivities were 0.66, 0.78, and 0.79, respectively Conclusion: The Malay version of the Emotion Thermometer (MET) is the first visual analogue scale (VAS) validated to Malay and administered in disaster survivors. It is quick and easy to be administered for emotional distress screening in disaster situation.
- Subjects
MALAYSIA; ANXIETY diagnosis; DIAGNOSIS of mental depression; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress; STATISTICAL correlation; EMOTIONS; EPIDEMIOLOGISTS; LINGUISTICS; NATURAL disasters; PSYCHIATRISTS; RESEARCH evaluation; VICTIM psychology; CROSS-sectional method; RESEARCH methodology evaluation; ADULTS; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
International Medical Journal, 2019, Vol 26, Issue 1, p24
- ISSN
1341-2051
- Publication type
Article