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Reliability and Validity of Patient Oriented Eczema Measure (POEM) Korean Version

  • Kim, Yoon-Ha (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Han, Jong-Min (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Jung, In-Chul (Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Kang, Weechang (Department of Statistics, College of Business Administration, Daejeon University) ;
  • Park, Yang-Chun (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University)
  • Received : 2016.10.24
  • Accepted : 2016.12.27
  • Published : 2016.12.31
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Abstract

Objectives: We developed a Korean translation of this questionnaire by sequential forward-and-backward translation. The purpose of this study is to validate the Korean version of the POEM, the "POEM-K" by Korean patients with atopic dermatitis (AD). Methods: A single-center prospective study was conducted with 50 participants diagnosed with AD. The POEM was translated to Korean version by an expert panel. Scoring Atopic Dermatitis (SCORAD) and Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) were used as external comparators. Results: Twenty men and thirty women between the ages of 18 and 63 participated in the study. The test-retest reliability of the total POEM-K was estimated using the intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) that showed a strong agreement (ICC = 0.72). By using Pearson correlation coefficients, we compared the POEM-K to SCORAD and yielded a concurrent validity that showed a significant result. The responsiveness of the POEM-K was represented by the effect size (ES) of 1.41 and statistically significant (p = 0.004). Conclusions: The Korean version of the POEM is a reliable, valid, and responsive disease-specific questionnaire for assessing the symptoms and quality of life of Korean patients with AD.

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