Translation and validation of Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES)
Introduction: Food insecurity has a complex and multifaceted concept and definition, thus assessing it has been an ongoing challenge for researchers, health practitioners, and policy makers. Previous studies reported inconsistent findings on the prevalence and severity of food insecurity, dependi...
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Nutrition Society of Malaysia
2021
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/107810/7/107810_%20Translation%20and%20validation%20of%20Food%20Insecurity%20Experience%20Scale%20%28FIES%29.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/107810/ |
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| Summary: | Introduction: Food insecurity has a complex and multifaceted concept and
definition, thus assessing it has been an ongoing challenge for researchers, health
practitioners, and policy makers. Previous studies reported inconsistent findings
on the prevalence and severity of food insecurity, depending on the measuring tools
used. To overcome this limitation, this study aimed to translate and validate the
Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) for Malaysians, which has been used as
a standard measurement by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Methods:
Two forward and backward translations involving experts in food insecurity studies
and experts in language were done, as well as the pre-test and cognitive interview
stipulated in World Health Organization (WHO) translation guidelines. Content and
face validity were conducted as part of the validation process. Content Validity Index
(CVI) was done to analyse content validity. Results: The harmonised Malay version
of FIES was produced with 1.0 CVI, which was above the 0.8 criteria. Face validity
showed good understandability and clarity of FIES. Conclusion: The translated
Malay version of FIES had good acceptability, as well as good face validity when
tested among the target audience. Thus, a full validation study of the Malay version
FIES should be done before it is widely used to measure food insecurity in the
population, specifically the Malaysian population. |
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