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questionnaire available for adaptation to a specific

purpose of this new study. The choice of the most suitable

questionnaire to validate is o en made based on whether

(or not) it has been designed to address the specific

objective(s) of the new study, which can be determined by

a preliminary feasibility study.

Apart from the above, a researcher may also need

to conduct a preliminary literature review to gain

familiarity with the research area in order to determine

what type of data will be collected by the questionnaire

and also what new information will be generated by this

new study. A review of the relevant literature shall also

enable a researcher to gather all relevant information from

different review articles on the subject, which will enable

him/her to make a proper comparison between all the

different validated and published questionnaires that are

currently available. This can in turn serve as a useful guide