Languages and language varieties in Malta

Vella, Alexandra

doi:10.1080/13670050.2012.716812

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“…For the purpose of this validation study, we also considered 157 patients who completed the English version of the DASS, enrolled from the same Anticoagulation Clinics during the same time frame. Malta is a bilingual country, where Maltese is the national language and English is considered a co-official language 23. The choice of whether to complete the Maltese or the English version of the DASS was left at the discretion of each patient.…”

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Validation and psychometric properties of the Maltese version of the Duke Anticoagulation Satisfaction Scale (DASS)

Riva¹,

Xuereb²,

Ageno³

et al. 2019

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PurposeAssessing treatment satisfaction can guide specific interventions to improve anticoagulation adherence and reduce adverse outcomes. We aimed to assess the psychometric properties (reliability and validity) of the Maltese translation of the Duke Anticoagulation Satisfaction Scale (DASS).Patients and methodsThe DASS explores three dimensions (limitations, hassles/burdens, psychological impact). The translation process included forward and backward translations. Reliability was evaluated through internal consistency and reproducibility. Validity was evaluated through floor/ceiling effect, convergent/discriminant validity, construct validity, and known-group validity.ResultsThe Maltese version of the DASS, administered to 174 patients on warfarin for different clinical indications, showed good reliability (Cronbach’s alpha 0.87; intraclass correlation coefficient for test–retest 0.73). Floor effect was identified mainly in the limitations and hassles/burdens subscales. Significant positive correlations were found between the DASS total score and its subscales (limitations 0.80, hassles/burdens 0.85, psychological impact 0.68). Female sex, shorter warfarin treatment duration (≤5 years), previous hospitalization and history of bleeding were associated with lower satisfaction.ConclusionPsychometric properties of the Maltese DASS were comparable to the original English version. The Maltese version of the DASS is a valid and reliable instrument that can be used by health care professionals to assess the level of satisfaction of Maltese-speaking anticoagulated patients.

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confidence: 99%

Validation and psychometric properties of the Maltese version of the Duke Anticoagulation Satisfaction Scale (DASS)

Riva¹,

Xuereb²,

Ageno³

et al. 2019

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“…In the first set of stepwise regression analyses, Maltese Elision (β =.420) emerged as the strongest Mannai & Everatt, 2005, Caravolas et al, 2012, 2013. The authors attribute the significant regression of Phoneme Counting and Letter-Sound-Knowledge (Maltese) on to reading in Maltese to the phonological transparency of Maltese.…”

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A Bilingual Perspective on the Possible Universality of Phonological Awareness Skills Across Two Languages

Martinelli¹,

Brincat²

2020

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Reading comprehension relies on the integration of phonological, semantic, syntactic and pragmatic language abilities. The current study investigated phonological awareness in six-year-old children’s mastery of reading in Maltese and English. The researchers recruited eighty-two bilingual participants attending bilingual schools in Malta and administered two parallel batteries comprising parallel word reading tests and phonological tasks in the two languages. Principal components analysis identified clear componential structures in both of the phonological batteries (Maltese and English). A statistical regression analysis identified similar phonological underpinnings across the two single word reading measures. Specific measures of phonological awareness constituted common phonological underpinnings of reading performance in both Maltese and English, if to different degrees. The results support the notion of similarity in the patterns of association of skills sustaining reading across Maltese and English in bilingual children. The view that the phonological skills underpinning reading development across alphabetic languages may not differ substantially between different orthographies is supported.

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“…A peculiarity of our study is the fact that during the same time-frame, the original English version of the PACT-Q2 was administered to 157 patients at the same centers, therefore allowing a comparison of the psychometric properties. This study design was possible because Malta is a bilingual country where both Maltese and English are official languages 36…”

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Reliability and validity of the Maltese version of the Perception of Anticoagulant Treatment Questionnaire (PACT-Q)

Riva

Xuereb

Makris

et al. 2019

PPA

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Purpose: Anticoagulant therapy has an impact on the health-related quality of life, as it is a chronic treatment for most clinical indications and also requires some lifestyle changes. Since there was no validated questionnaire available in the Maltese language, the aim of our study was to translate and validate the Perception of Anticoagulant Treatment Questionnaire (PACT-Q2). Patients and methods: The PACT-Q2 explores two dimensions (convenience and anticoagulant treatment satisfaction). Forward and backward translations were performed. The Maltese version of the PACT-Q2 was administered to 174 patients on warfarin treatment enrolled from different anticoagulation clinics in Malta. Reliability was assessed through internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha) and test-retest (intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC]). Validity was assessed through floor/ceiling effect, factor analysis (root mean square error of approximation [RMSEA], standardized root mean squared residual [SRMR], goodness-of-fit index [GFI], adjusted goodness-of-fit index [AGFI], comparative fit index [CFI]), subscales correlation and known-group validity. Results: Reliability was very good for the convenience subscale (Cronbach’s alpha 0.86, ICC 0.87), but less good for the satisfaction subscale (Cronbach’s alpha 0.62, ICC 0.40). Floor effect was 0%; ceiling effect was low (6.3% convenience, 1.2% satisfaction). Fit parameters were close to acceptable cut-offs (RMSEA =0.09, SRMR =0.10, GFI =0.82, AGFI =0.78, CFI =0.79). There was no correlation between the two subscales (r=0.01, p =0.83). Patients with history of bleeding showed lower convenience (r=−0.16, p =0.08) and lower satisfaction (r=−0.21, p =0.01). Conclusions: Our results support the finding that the Maltese translation of the PACT-Q2 is a valid and reliable instrument.

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Languages and language varieties in Malta

Cited by 38 publications

References 13 publications

<p>Validation and psychometric properties of the Maltese version of the Duke Anticoagulation Satisfaction Scale (DASS)</p>

<p>Validation and psychometric properties of the Maltese version of the Duke Anticoagulation Satisfaction Scale (DASS)</p>

A Bilingual Perspective on the Possible Universality of Phonological Awareness Skills Across Two Languages

<p>Reliability and validity of the Maltese version of the Perception of Anticoagulant Treatment Questionnaire (PACT-Q)</p>

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