Malay Language Translation and Validation of the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory Measuring Burnout

Abstract

This study aimed to translate Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI) into Malay language, and test its response process (face validity) and internal structure (factor structure and internal consistency). To the author’s knowledge, OLBI is not yet validated in Malay language, thus this study aimed to produce a validated Malay version of OLBI (OLBI-M) in order to measure burnout among the healthcare learner population in Malaysia. OLBI has great potentials mainly due to its accessibility and free of any cost to use it, thus might promote more researchers to conduct burnout research in Malaysia. The forward-backward translation was performed as per standard guideline. The OLBI-M was distributed to 32 medical students to assess face validity and later to 452 medical students to assess construct validity. Data analysis was performed by Microsoft Excel, SPSS and AMOS. The face validity index of OLBI-M was more than 0.70. The two factors of CBI-M achieved good level of goodness of fit indices (Cmin/df = 3.585, RMSEA = 0.076, GFI = 0.958, CFI = 0.934, NFI = 0.912, TLI = 0.905) after removal of several items. The composite reliability values of the two factors ranged from 0.71 to 0.73. The Cronbach’s alpha values of the three factors ranged from 0.70 to 0.74. This study shows OLBI-M is a reliable and valid tool to measure burnout in medical students. Future burnout studies in Malaysia are highly recommended to utilize OLBI-M. However, it is crucial for further validity to be carried out to verify the credential of OLBI-M.