The Malay version of the brief questionnaire on smoking urge: Translation and psychometric properties of the questionnaire

Ali Qais Blebil; Syed Azhar Syed Sulaiman; Mohamed Azmi Hassali; Juman Abdulelah Dujaili; Alfian Mohamed Zin

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The Malay version of the brief questionnaire on smoking urge: Translation and psychometric properties of the questionnaire

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Ali Qais Blebil^a^{, *}^,aliblebil@yahoo.com, Syed Azhar Syed Sulaiman^b, Mohamed Azmi Hassali^c, Juman Abdulelah Dujaili^b, Alfian Mohamed Zin^d

^aDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UCSI University, No.1, Jalan Menara Gading, UCSI Heights 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

^bDiscipline of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia

^cDiscipline of Social and Administrative Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia

^dQuit Smoking Clinic, Pulau Pinang Hospital, Jalan Residensi, 10990 Penang, Malaysia

^*Corresponding author. Tel.: +60 14 3427582.

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Ali Qais Blebilaliblebil@yahoo.com

Received 6 August 2014, Revised 15 October 2014, Accepted 17 October 2014, Available Online 1 December 2014.

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Keywords: Smoking urge; QSU-Brief; Translation; Factor analysis; Malaysia
Abstract: This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of Malay translated version of the brief questionnaire of smoking urges (QSU-Brief). The translation procedure was done following the standard guidelines. The reliability and validity of the Malaysian version scale were evaluated based on the data collected from 133 Malaysian smokers. The internal consistency was calculated to assess the reliability. Factor analysis and construct validity were performed to validate psychometric properties of the scale. Total Cronbach’s alpha of the scale was 0.806. The exploratory factor analysis revealed two factors that accounted for 66.15% of the explained total variance. The first component consisted of items 1, 3, 6, 7, and 10, while the second component included the rest. The QSU-Brief total score had a significant positive relationship with exhaled CO level (r = 0.24; P = 0.005), number of cigarettes smoked per day (r = 0.30; P < 0.001) and other clinical factors. Items 2 and 5 loaded strongly on factor 2, whereas both items loaded ambivalently on two factors in the previous studies. This discrepancy might be clarified by language differences. The Malaysian QSU-Brief is a good candidate for evaluating urge to smoke in both clinical practice and clinical trials.
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Journal: Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
Volume-Issue: 5 - 1
Pages: 15 - 22
Publication Date: 2014/12/01
ISSN (Online): 2210-6014
ISSN (Print): 2210-6006
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