AUTHOR=Lakshman Stella Jane , Mohd Daud Tuti Iryani , Midin Marhani , Ahmad Farah , Tommy Kezia 

TITLE=Validation of the Malay-Version of Recovery Knowledge Inventory among mental health providers in Malaysia

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychiatry

VOLUME=Volume 14 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1078423

DOI=10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1078423

ISSN=1664-0640

ABSTRACT=Background: The Recovery Knowledge Inventory (RKI) is a widely used self-report instrument that assesses recovery-oriented knowledge among mental health professionals. The purpose of this study is to translate the RKI into the Malay language (RKI-M) and to examine its psychometric properties among Malaysian health care workers.  
Methods: A cross-sectional study involving one hundred forty-three participants was conducted at an urban teaching hospital (UKM), an urban government hospital, and A rural government hospital. Following the translation of the RKI, its internal reliability was determined using Cronbach’s α. Construct Validity was also determined using Confirmatory Factor Analysis.
Results: The Malay-Version RKI (RKI-M) has good internal reliability with a Cronbach’s α of 0.83. However, the Malay-version RKI failed to replicate the original four-factor structure. The final model only achieved the best model fit after the removal of 9 items with two-factor loadings: (GFI = 0.92; AGFI = 0 .87; CFI = 0.91; RMSEA = 0.074). 
Conclusion: The 20-item RKI-M is reliable but has poor construct validity. However, the modified 11-item Malay-version RKI is a more reliable measure as it has good construct validity, with room for future studies to examine the psychometric properties of the modified 11-item RKI among mental health care workers. Nevertheless, more training on recovery knowledge should be done and a simpler-worded questionnaire should be developed in keeping with local practitioners.