Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and psychometric validation of the Malay version of the Assessment of Quality of Life—6 Dimensions (Malay-AQoL-6D) instrument among Malaysians living with chronic heart failure

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The authors would like to express their appreciation to the Director-General of Health, Malaysia for his permission to publish this paper. The authors thank Dr. Houng Bang Liew (Clinical Research Centre, Hospital Queen Elizabeth II); Dr. Khaira Kalwinder Singh (Sarawak General Hospital); Dr. Li Yuan Lee (Seri Manjung Hospital); Dr. Anwar Irawan Ruhani (Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital); Dr. Christopher Sze Bing Sim (Teluk Intan Hospital); and Dr. Yin Chin Chan (Duchess of Kent Hospital) for approving the conduct of this study in specialist clinics, as well as their insights; Dr. Sumaiyah Mat (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia) for sharing her knowledge about structural equation modelling in Stata; Dr Izyan A. Wahab (Universiti Malaya) and Dr Kayatri Govindaraju (Universiti Malaya) for their expertise; specialist clinic staff and data collectors who were involved in the HRQoL-HF-MOH study, including Nor Fadhilah Kaukiah and Rozainah Ibrahim (Clinical Research Centre, Hospital Queen Elizabeth II); Farah Idayu Salleh and Naimah Hamid (Penang General Hospital); Chow Kyn Ng, Lyn Xuan Tay, Dr. Mohammad Amirul Ashraf Mohd Shukeri (Universiti Sains Malaysia); Lie Jin Pang, Laura Hui Shi Kuek, Boon Phiaw Kho, Hui Ting Ho, Shi Ying Tan, and Zhe Yi Lim (Sarawak General Hospital); Zuraida Ma'arof, Tse Mun Lim, Yen Li Foo, Yee Yean Foong, Michelle Chia Yee Foo, Adilah Nur Ariffin, Cheah Yen Hor, Xi Lin You (Seri Manjung Hospital); Nurul Wajihah Muhammad Zaki, Nor Aniza Musa, Nur Ain Zaidan (Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital); Ke Qing Lee, Yoke Sim See, Winnie Tze Shin Neoh (Teluk Intan Hospital), and Dr. Chun Fei Yap (Duchess of Kent Hospital). The authors express their gratitude to all the patients and their family members who participated in the study.