The Item Analysis of Short Form Sasang Classification Questionnaire for American according to Comparison of Responses between Different Ethnic Groups: Pilot test

미국인용 체질진단지에 의한 인종별 응답차이에 따른 문항분석 : Pilot test

  • Yoo, Jung-Hee (Dep. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyunghee Univ.) ;
  • Shin, Hyun-Sang (Dep. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyunghee Univ.) ;
  • Lee, Jun-Hee (Dep. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyunghee Univ.) ;
  • Kho, Byung-Hee (Dep. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyunghee Univ.) ;
  • Lee, Eui-Ju (Dep. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyunghee Univ.)
  • 유정희 (경희대학교 한의과대학 사상체질과) ;
  • 신현상 (경희대학교 한의과대학 사상체질과) ;
  • 이준희 (경희대학교 한의과대학 사상체질과) ;
  • 고병희 (경희대학교 한의과대학 사상체질과) ;
  • 이의주 (경희대학교 한의과대학 사상체질과)
  • Received : 2010.02.10
  • Accepted : 2010.03.04
  • Published : 2010.03.31

Abstract

1. Objectives: This study has focused on response rates for ethnic groups of American by Short Form Sasang Classification Questionnaire for American (SF SSCQ-A). 2. Methods: By analysing the tendency of the respondents who have been defined ethnic groups and comparing of their answers, the result of their ethnic groups analysis by our questionnaire were examined. Each item response rate on SF_SSCQ-A was analysed between Caucasian and Non-Caucasian respectively. 3. Results and Conclusions: There were the significantly different 11 items between Caucasian and Non-Caucasian. And there were the poor response 26 items; the excessively affirmative 1 item, the excessively negative 18 items, no response 7 items.

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