A systematic review on the validated measures used to assess anxiety in Malaysia
The current study aims to investigate the validated measures used to assess anxiety in Malaysia through a systematic review. The PsycINFO and MEDLINE databases, and 28 local journals were used to search for published papers in this particular area. Twenty articles met the inclusion criteria and re...
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Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia
2019
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/75560/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/75560/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/75560/1/75560_A%20Systematic%20Review%20on%20The%20Validated.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/75560/7/75560_A%20systematic%20review%20on%20the%20validated%20measures%20used%20to%20assess%20anxiety%20in%20Malaysia_sCOPUS.pdf |
| Summary: | The current study aims to investigate the validated measures used to assess anxiety in Malaysia through a systematic
review. The PsycINFO and MEDLINE databases, and 28 local journals were used to search for published papers in
this particular area. Twenty articles met the inclusion criteria and reviewed. The results showed that majority of
the studies have validated self-report inventories, rather than structured clinical interviews. The preferred measures
validated were Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and General Health
Questionnaire-12 item. The psychometric properties of the validated measures were also reported in this review. In
general, the measures have a wide range of reliability, validity, and factor structures. However, not all of the studies
adhere to the standard procedures for adapting Western-based measure. The limitations of the studies under review
were also being highlighted. |
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