Development and Validation of a new Multidimensional Questionnaire called Muslim Medical Student Questionnaire (MMSQ) among Malaysian Undergraduates

Abstract

Introduction: A handful of medical schools have implemented the Islamic input in medical program into their medical curricula. However we are facing a setback as there is no validated standard assessment tool to measure the effectiveness of this academic input for undergraduate medical programme. Therefore the objective of this study is to design a scale that is able to gauge the impact of the Islamic input among medical undergraduates. Materials and Methods: The construction of a new scale is based on the 5 stages of standard questionnaire design. To validate the newly designed scale, it was administered to all the medical students who granted their consent. Results: A total of 520 students from all academic years of a medical school were enrolled in the validation stage. Bartlet’s KMO value is 0.9. From 46 items, 67% had good factor loading (>0.4). Cronbach’s alpha values of 0.78, 0.85 and 0.13 were obtained for Attitude, Practice and Knowledge domains respectively. We identified the 3 domains by using exploratory factor analysis. Conclusion: The scale has good psychometric values for both reliability and validity.

Adaptation and Validation of the Muslim Medical Students Questionnaire (MMSQ) in the Indonesian Language

“…Only the Knowledge subscale had a Cronbach's alpha value lower than 0.6 (0.59); however, this score was much better than that of the original version, which was only 0.13. 2 This result implied that the BI version of the MMSQ was appropriate for use in the Indonesian context.…”

“…The developer indicated that this item receives greater emphasis in the memorizing of the Qur'an rather than in the practice of reciting it. 2,11 Items P10 and P21 suggested that revision or rewording were required to improve their quality.…”

“…One of these existing measurements is the Muslim Medical Student Questionnaire (MMSQ). 2 The MMSQ seems to be a comprehensive self-assessment questionnaire consisting of three domains (knowledge, attitude, and practice) with high relevancy to student competency. The Knowledge domain comprises 16 items; the Practice domain consists of 21 items; while the Attitude domain has eight items.…”

“…The MMSQ provides good evidence of content and internal consistency. 2 Although this tool has become available in the English language since it was first developed in Malaysia, to apply the questionnaire in Indonesia, translation and adaptation to Indonesian culture were required.…”

The Effectiveness of the Islamic Input in Medical Practice (IIMP) in Improving the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice among Medical Students in Malaysia. A 5-year Prospective Study

“…Generally, items in Practice have better factor loadings (0.37-0.79) as compared items in Attitude and Knowledge domains. 10 The scale is named as the Muslim Medical Student Questionnaire (MMSQ). Drafting the scale was based on the Malaysian National Education Blueprint based on 3 important domains of Cognitive (knowledge), Affective (professionalism and personal development) and Psychomotor (skill).…”