Zahidi, Zaidatul-Zarina Mohd Zahidi
(2017)
Validation of Malay version of emotion thermometer among adult victims of flood disaster in Kelantan.
Masters thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Abstract
Background: Emotion Thermometer is a quick visual analogue scale in assessing
emotional distress originally designed for cancer patients. To date, there is no visual
analogue scale available for quick assessment of emotional distress post disaster.
Aim: This study aimed to validate the Malay version of Emotion Thermometers in flood
disaster survivors in Kelantan.
Methods: A cross-sectional study, involving 150 participants who were involved in flood
disaster in the Kuala Krai district, was conducted from April 2015 to June 2015. The
sample selection was done by multistage sampling method. Back to back translation,
content validity and face validity processes were conducted by a group of expert, followed
by pilot study. The final version of the questionnaire then was used for the validation study.
The data analyses involve assessment of correlation by comparing Malay Emotion
Thermometer (MET) with Malay version of Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale 21
(DASS-M 21) by using R software.
Results: Domains of depression, anxiety and distress of MET correlated well with
respective domains of DASS-M 21. Pearson‘s correlations, r ranged from 0.25 to 0.34. All
domains showed good sensitivities and acceptable area under the curve values. At theoptimal cut-off scores of >2 for distress, >3 for anxiety and >1 for depression, the
sensitivity were 0.66, 0.78, and 0.79 respectively.
Conclusion: This study demonstrates that The Malay version of Emotion Thermometer can
be used in identifying emotional distress during traumatic event. To improve the validity of
this screening tool, further consideration to overcome the limitation should be done so that
a valid, reliable, fast and easy screening tool can be achieved.
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