The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS) was developed to assess the mental well-being of an individual or population. This study reports the processes of translation, validation and analysis of the reliability of the Malay version of the WEMWBS (WEMWBS-ACREDA). The instrument consists of 20 positively worded items and uses a5-point likert scale. The 14 original items in the WEMWBS were maintained and 6 new items measuring spirituality were added. The adaptation, translation and validation processes for the instrument were performed by four experts in counselling and psychology with Malay and English language competency. The experts used face validity and back translation techniques. A pilot test was conducted to determine the reliability of the new translated version of the WEMWBS-ACREDA and involved 51 randomly selected in-patients at the Cure and Care Clinic. The data were analysed using Cronbach's alpha and the result of 0.91 indicated high reliability. These findings indicate that the translated version of the WEMWBS-ACREDA is reliable and appropriately measures the mental well-being of normal individuals involved in drug abuse in a local setting. Moreover, the new translated version of the WEMWBSACREDA represents a short and convenient psychological tool. However, further studies are recommended to support the findings of this research.

Kajian ini dijalankan bertujuan untuk mengesan bekas peserta program rawatan, perubatan dan pemulihan di Klinik Cure and Care 1Malaysia (C&C1M) di semenanjung Malaysia. Kajian ini berbentuk deskriptif yang melihat kesan rawatan terhadap tahap kualiti hidup. Kajian ini dijalankan di 10 buah Klinik C&C1M di semenanjung Malaysia. Seramai 473 orang responden telah terlibat dalam kajian ini di seluruh negara. Alat ukur the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHO-QoL Bref) pula digunakan untuk melihat kualiti hidup responden. Alat ukur ini mempunyai 4 buah domain iaitu (1) Kesihatan Fizikal, (2) Persekitaran, (3) Perhubungan Sosial and (4) Kesejahteraan Psikologi dan Spiritual. Hasil dapatan menunjukkan bahawa responden menunjukkan skor di tahap yang baik untuk empat domain yang dikaji.

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic that strike Malaysia and the rest of the world has given a huge variety of implications especially in the aspect of mental health. Students are no exception in dealing with it. It requires every student to adapt to the new norms that exist in teaching and learning (T&L) system. Thus, this study aims to examine the coping strategies and stress management that can be applied by students in dealing with stress during the pandemic. To achieve this goal a systematic search was conducted, and a simple thematic analysis approach was used to identify the coping strategies among students at higher learning institutions as discussed by previous researchers on similar topics from three search engines on (1) Scopus, (2) Social Science Citation Index (SSCI), and (3) Science Direct from 2015 to 2021 to determine the latest evidence and observations. A literature review of 10 relevant studies was rigorously analysed to get understanding of coping strategies and stress management amongst students at higher learning institutions. The findings show that there are four critical factors in stress management including (1) time management, (2) internet access issues, (2) academic workload and (4) adaptation to new norms. In addition, there are three types of coping strategies that students can do in coping with stress. Research pertaining to these issues are still lacking. This study is seen to be a new platform and guidelines especially for educational institutions to ensure that every student is equipped with stress management skills that can lead to personal well -being.