Validity and reliability of knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) questionnaire on frailty syndrome and its prevention among elderly residents in PPR Flats, Kuala Lumpur

Mohd Zawawi, Nur Adilah (2019) Validity and reliability of knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) questionnaire on frailty syndrome and its prevention among elderly residents in PPR Flats, Kuala Lumpur. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Frailty syndrome is a common clinical syndrome in older adults that have a high risk for poor health outcomes including falls, incident disability, hospitalization, and mortality. In Malaysia, frailty syndrome is expected to be a common problem among senior citizen. Frailty syndrome can be prevent by nutrition and exercise intervention. An intervention had been developed in order to reduce the prevalence of frailty syndrome in Malaysia. In order to assess the effectiveness of this intervention, a KAP had been developed. The aim of this study to determine the validity and reliability of KAP questionnaire on frailty syndrome and its prevention among elderly residents in PPR flats, Kuala Lumpur. A cross sectional design was conducted among elderly (>60 years old) which were randomly recruited in this study. Socio-demographic background, content validity, face validity and internal consistency were analysed. Content validity index (CVI) and Cronbach's alpha was used in order to determine the validity and reliability of the KAP. The result that shows good content validity is knowledge and practice section is (CVI>0.9.) while attitude section is (CVI=0. 7). Cronbach's alpha for knowledge, attitude and practice were 0.528, 0.574 and 0.383, respectively. The results of the validation study suggested that the KAP scales on frailty syndrome and its prevention need to be further revised so it can be used to assess the effectiveness of the intervention

Item Type:	Project Paper
Subjects:	R Medicine > RC Internal medicine
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Ms Norafizah Radzuan
Date Deposited:	25 Jul 2025 08:28
Last Modified:	25 Jul 2025 08:28
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2496

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