• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.463-468
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• 2013

Background: Body image dissatisfaction among breast cancer survivors has been associated with psychological stress resultant from breast cancer and resultant surgery. This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Malay Version of the Breast-Impact of Treatment Scale (MVBITS) and to investigate the associations of retained factors with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES). Materials and Methods: The MVBITS was 'forward-backward' translated from English to Malay and then administered to 70 female breast cancer patients who came to the Oncology Clinic of University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to undergo chemotherapy. Principal component analysis (PCA) with varimax rotation was performed to explore the factor structure of the MVBITS. Associations of retained factors were estimated with reference to Spearman correlation coefficients. Results: The internal consistency reliability of MVBITS was good (Cronbach's alpha 0.945) and showed temporal stability over a 3-week period. Principal component analysis suggested two factors termed as 'Intrusion' and 'Avoidance' domains. These factors explained 70.3% of the variance. Factor 1 comprised the effects of breast cancer treatment on the emotion and thought, while Factor 2 informed attempts to limit exposure of the body to self or others. The Factor 1 of MVBITS was positively correlated with total, depression and anxiety sub-scores of HADS. Factor 2 was positively correlated with total and anxiety sub-scores of HADS. MVBITS was also positively correlated with the RSES scores. Conclusions: The results showed that the Malay Version of Breast-Impact of Treatment Scale possesses satisfactory psychometric properties suggesting that this instrument is appropriate for assessment of body change stress among female breast cancer patients in Malaysia.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제66권3호
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• pp.253-276
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• 2014

본 연구의 목적은 국내에서 단축형 간이정신진단검사(Brief Symptom Inventory-18, BSI-18)가 정신장애인의 정신과적 증상을 평가하고 치료 개입의 성과를 측정하는 도구로 활용될 수 있도록 타당도와 신뢰도를 검정하는 것이었다. BSI-18은 BSI-53의 축소버전으로 임상 현장에서 효과적인 개입을 위해 정신과적 증상을 확인하고 진단하며, 치료프로그램의 성과로서 증상변화를 측정하기 위해 개발된 도구이다. 본 연구에서는 정신장애인 180명을 대상으로 하여 첫째, BSI-18 전체 문항과 하위요인에 대한 내적일치도 및 검사-재검사 반복측정을 통해 신뢰도를 파악하였으며, 둘째, 확인적 요인분석을 실시하여 해당구성개념의 요인구조를 확인하였으며, 셋째, BSI-18의 우울 점수와 대표적인 우울척도인 BDI, CES-D 20의 우울 점수 간에 상관관계를 검토하여 준거 타당도를 살펴보았다. 연구의 주된 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, BSI-18 전체 문항과 하위요인 등의 검사-재검사 반복측정 결과 선행연구들과 유사한 높은 수준의 반복측정 신뢰도 및 내적일관성을 보여주었다. 둘째, 확인적 요인분석 결과 정신장애인을 대상으로 BSI-18은 3요인 모형이 가장 자료에 부합하는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, BSI-18의 우울증상은 BDI, CES-D 20과 유의한 정적상관관계가 나타나 준거 타당도가 확보되었다. 이러한 결과들에 대한 연구함의를 논의하여 제시하였다.

• 한국전문물리치료학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.41-48
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• 2010

The WeeFIM is an outcome measure used worldwide to evaluate the functional abilities of children. The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of WeeFIM in Korean children with cerebral palsy (CP) using the Rasch model. The mean age of the participants (92 boys and 53 girls) was 10.6 years (SD=2.3, range 5~15 years). The Winsteps software was used for analyzing the internal construct validity and reliability of WeeFIM. For analyzing the internal validity the motor and cognitive area items of the WeeFIM were analyzed both together and separately. When all 18 items were analyzed 4 were considered to be misfits; upper extremity dressing, lower extremity dressing, toileting, and comprehension. When only the 13 motor items were analyzed, toileting, bladder management, and bowel management were considered misfits. In addition, only comprehension was considered as a misfit among the 5 cognitive items. The most difficult motor items were stair climbing, and bathing. The simple ones were eating, bowel management, and bladder management. The most difficult cognitive item was problem solving, and the simplest one was comprehension. The person separation indexes and reliability for combined and divided instruments were reported as excellent. These results demonstrated the applicability of WeeFIM to Korean CP children with satisfactory reliability and validity. Further studies should include young children with CP and compare item difficulty among the different types of CP. In addition, the Korean normative data of nondisabled children should be used to compare the cultural differences between Korea and other countries.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.7-13
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• 2018

Objectives: Problem behaviors pose a great obstacle to daily functioning in children with neurodevelopmental deficits and are an important target for treatment. In this study, we translated the Behavior Problems Inventory (BPI)-01 into Korean language and tested its psychometric properties. Methods: We attained the approval of the BPI author and performed standard translation-back translation. Then, professional caregivers examined appropriateness according to cultural and situational contexts in order to make necessary modifications of the Korean version of the BPI. Results: The BPI-01, Korea-Scales of Independent Behavior-Revised (K-SIB-R), and Child Behavior Checklist were completed for 98 autistic spectrum disorder or intellectual development disorder participants (mean age=28.3, standard deviation=7.3, range=10.1-51.7). The inter-rater reliability of the BPI-01 was found to be high (r=0.992-1.000). As for the results for concurrent validity for subscale items of BPI-01 and scales of SIB, correlations between SIB and BPI-01 subscales were statistically significant (r=0.357-0.672). Discussion: The Korean version of the BPI-01 showed good psychometric properties with high reliability and sufficient convergent validity. Further examination of the validity of BPI-01 should be carried out with inclusion of younger aged children and a closer look at less frequently occurring symptoms.

• 초등상담연구
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.351-369
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• 2012

본 연구는 거부에 대한 반응의 개인차를 측정하기 위한 한국판 아동용 거부민감성질문지(K-CRSQ)의 심리측정적 속성을 알아보는데 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 K-CRSQ와 10개의 타당도 지표를 초등학생 286명에게 실시하여 기본적인 신뢰도와 타당도를 알아보았다. 그 결과 내적 합치도는 .85~.92, 검사-재검사 신뢰도는 .75~.82의 범위이었다. 그리고 거부민감성질문지와 10개 타당도지표 점수와 상관을 구한 결과 첫째, 거부민감성의 발달에 영향을 미치는 것으로 밝혀지거나 가정되고 있는 정서적 학대와 또래괴롭힘과는 의미있는 정적 상관 둘째, 거부민감성과 다른 심리적 문제와의 관계에서 중재 또는 매개하는 것으로 밝혀진 자존감, 자기유능감, 사회적 지지와는 부적 상관 셋째, 우울, 불안, 분노, 공격성과 같은 부정적인 심리적 문제와는 유의미한 정적 상관이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 거부민감성 점수를 고저집단으로 분류하여 살펴본 결과 거부민감성이 높은 집단은 낮은 집단보다 의도귀인, 우울, 불안, 공격성 점수가 높고, 거부민감성이 낮은 집단은 높은 집단보다 자존감, 자기유능감, 사회적 지지의 점수가 높은 것으로 나타났다. 마지막으로 연구결과를 기존의 연구결과와 비교하고 연구의 의미와 제한점을 논의하였다.

• 기본간호학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2017

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Hypertension Self-Care Behavior Scale for older adults with hypertension in Korea. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was used with 196 participants. Translation and back-translation were performed by bilingual nursing professionals and a nutritionist. Reliability and validity such as content validity, construct validity, and concurrent validity were conducted. To evaluate the concurrent validity, the correlation coefficients between the Korean version of Hypertension Self-Care Behavior and concurrent scales (hypertension adherence scale and self-efficacy scale) were calculated. Results: The total 20 items for the Korean version of the Hypertension Self-Care (HBP-SC) Behavior Scale were retained during item-analysis. In explanatory factor analysis, a two-factor solution was proposed and the two factors named, 'HBP-SC Diet behavior' and 'HBP-SC Health behavior (except diet)'. The two factors accounted for 48.9% of the variances. The Korean version of the Hypertension Self-Care Behavior Scale correlated with concurrent variables such as hypertension adherence and self-efficacy. For reliability of the Korean version of the Hypertension Self-Care Behavior, Cronbach's ${\alpha}=.92$. Conclusion: Findings show that the Korean version of the Hypertension Self-Care Behavior is reliable and valid for measuring self-care behavior of older adults with hypertension.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.125-144
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• 1994

수면의학에서 사용되는 여러 설문지 검사중 과도한 주간졸음과 일주기리듬의 평가를 위한 것들을 소개하고 그 장단점과 특성을 검토하였다. 임상수면의학, 산업의학, 혹은 역학조사에서 이러한 지필척도의 활용이 요구되고 있으나 아직 객관적 타당성이 충분히 검토되지 못했으므로 추후연구가 요구된다. 타당성을 제고할 임상, 혹은 교대근무상황에서의 연구가 더욱 확장되어야 할 것이다.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.501-508
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• 2021

Background: Yellow flags are psychosocial factors shown to be indicative of long-term chronicity and disability. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Turkish Yellow Flag Questionnaire (YFQ) in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP). Methods: The cross-cultural adaptation was conducted with translation and back-translation of the original version. Reliability (internal consistency and test-retest) was examined for 231 patients with CMP. Construct validity was assessed by correlating the YFQ with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Orebro Musculoskeletal Pain Questionnaire (OMPQ), and Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale (TKS). Factorial validity was examined with both exploratory and confirmatory factorial analysis. Results: The YFQ showed excellent test/retest reliability with an Intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.82. The internal consistency was moderate (Cronbach's alpha of 0.797). As a result of the exploratory factor analysis, there were 7 domains compatible with the original version. As a result of confirmatory factor analysis, the seven-factor structure of YFQ was confirmed. There was a statistically significant correlation between YFQ-total score and OMPQ (r = 0.57, P < 0.001), HADS-anxiety (r = 0.32, P < 0.001), HADS-depression (r = 0.44, P < 0.001), and TKS (r = 0.37, P < 0.001). Conclusions: This study's results provide considerable evidence that the Turkish version of the YFQ has appropriate psychometric properties, including test-retest reliability, internal consistency, construct validity and factorial validity. It can be used for evaluating psychosocial impact in patients with CMP.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제51권6호
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• pp.769-781
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• 2021

Purpose: Health literacy is a significant determinant of health and health behaviors such as cancer screening. Despite its significance, there are limited instruments available to assess health literacy targeting Koreans. The purpose of this study was to test the psychometric properties of Korean translation of a validated health literacy instrument in cancer screening-Korean version of assessment of health literacy in breast and cervical cancer screening (K-AHL-C). Methods: A total of 555 women aged 20~65 participated in the online survey study. Of 52 items addressing five domains included in the original version, we focused on 36 items addressing three key domains closely associated with cancer screening: familiarity, health navigation, and comprehension. Results: During content validation, two items from the health navigation domain were removed, yielding 34 items. Using Rasch analysis and confirmatory factor analysis, we found the evidence of construct validity of K-AHL-C. The Korean version was also significantly correlated with measures of Functional Health Literacy scale, cancer prevention behaviors, and subjective health status, suggesting convergent validities respectively. Finally, K-AHL-C had acceptable reliability coefficients (α) ranging from 0.71 to 0.92 for each domain and the total scale. Conclusion: These psychometric properties support the K-AHL-C is a valid and reliable instrument for measuring Koreans' health literacy in cancer screening. Also it is expected to use the instrument to detect breast and cervical cancer early and improve the screening rate, and ultimately to contribute to the promotion of women's health and women's health nursing practice.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제19권11호
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• pp.415-424
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• 2021

본 연구는 노년의 행복을 측정하기 위해 개발된 주관적 에이징웰 척도(Subjective Agingwell Scale: SAS)를 타당화하고자 하였다. 척도의 타당성을 검증하기 위해, 수도권에 거주하는 노인을 대상으로 주관적 에이징웰, 주관적 안녕감, 낙관주의, 지각된 통제력, 건강준수 행동을 측정하는 질문지를 실시하였다. 자료 분석에는 최종 342명의 응답결과가 사용되었다. 결과를 살펴보면, 첫째, 신뢰도 분석결과, 11문항의 SAS의 전체 및 하위 척도 신뢰도는 수용할만한 수준이었다. 둘째, 확인적 요인분석 및 상관분석 결과, SAS는 구성타당도가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 3요인(인지, 정서, 영) 구조의 적합도는 양호한 편이었고, 주관적 에이징웰과 주관적 안녕감, 낙관성은 정적 상관을 보였다. 마지막으로 회귀분석 결과, 주관적 에이징웰은 건강행동 준수를 예측하였고 준거타당도가 지지되었다. 본 연구는 주관적 관점의 에이징웰 측정도구를 국내 노인에게 적용할 수 있도록 타당화했다는 점에서 의미가 있다.