@article { , title = {The Development and Validation of the Osteoporosis Prevention and Awareness Tool (OPAAT) in Malaysia}, abstract = {Abstract Objectives To develop and validate Osteoporosis Prevention and Awareness Tool (OPAAT) in Malaysia. Methods The OPAAT was modified from the Malaysian Osteoporosis Knowledge Tool and developed from an exploratory study on patients. Face and content validity was established by an expert panel. The OPAAT consists of 30 items, categorized into three domains. A higher score indicates higher knowledge level. English speaking non-osteoporotic postmenopausal women ≥50 years of age and pharmacists were included in the study. Results A total of 203 patients and 31 pharmacists were recruited. Factor analysis extracted three domains. Flesch reading ease was 59.2. The mean±SD accuracy rate was 0.60±0.22 (range: 0.26-0.94). The Cronbach’s α for each domain ranged from 0.286-0.748. All items were highly correlated (Spearman’s rho: 0.761-0.990, p}, doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0124553}, issue = {5}, journal = {PLoS ONE}, publicationstatus = {Published}, publisher = {Public Library of Science}, url = {https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1315107}, volume = {10}, year = {2015}, author = {Toh, Li Shean and Lai, Pauline Siew Mei and Wu, David Bin-Chia and Wong, Kok Thong and Low, Bee Yean and Anderson, Claire} editor = {Chiu, Chung-Jung} }