Development of Questionnaires for Quantitative Medical Research

Dr. Mohamad Adam Bujang is a Research Officer at the Institute for Clinical Research (ICR), Ministry of Health, Malaysia. Having received his Bachelor’s degree in Statistics from MARA University of Technology in 2004, Dr. Mohamad Adam undertook his postgraduate study, receiving his Master’s degree (MBA) in 2008, and then at the same university, receiving his PhD (Information Technology and Quantitative Sciences) in 2017. Currently he is working as a biostatistician and researcher in the Clinical Research Centre, Sarawak General Hospital. His ongoing research interests involve the research methodology such as questionnaire development, questionnaire validation, sampling techniques, sample size planning, and statistical analyses. He has completed many research projects with local and international publications. He is actively involved in research training, reviewer for number of peer-reviewed journals and also one of the former and active members in Malaysia Institute of Statistics (ISM) and Association of Clinical Registries Malaysia (ACRM).

Shirin Tan Hui is a Research Pharmacist at the Institute for Clinical Research (ICR), Ministry of Health, Malaysia. She graduated with Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons) from University of Queensland, Australia in 2011. She works as a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Clinical Pharmacist and Clinical Research Centre (CRC) Admin Manager for 3 years. Currently, she is working as a Research Pharmacist in CRC, Sarawak General Hospital. Since started working in 2012, she has been involved in 12 investigator-initiated research. Her ongoing research interests involve translational research, patient-centered care aiming at individualized treatment for each patient. She believes that qualitative studies including questionnaires play an important role in understanding gaps in the needs, expectations and knowledge of patients which will in turn improve management of patients and their outcomes.

Prof. Dr. Shamsul Azhar Shah

Department of Community Health,

Faculty of Medicine,

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia



Prof. Dr. Jamalludin Ab Rahman

Department of Community Medicine

Kulliyyah (Faculty) of Medicine

International Islamic University Malaysia



Dr. Chew Cheng Hoon (MD, MPH) is the head of ICR's Medical and Scientific Affairs and Clinical Research Physician at the Institute for Clinical Research. She has a wide range of experience, ranging from clinical research, innovating and mentoring digital health innovations/health technology to conducting and translating research into public health action. She is skilled in health information technology, digital health, epidemiology, clinical trials, public health and healthcare management.