한국어 번역판 소아 어지럼장애 척도의 표준화 연구

Abstract

Background and Objectives Several questionnaires had been developed to assess thehandicap due to dizziness. The questionnaires for adults were used and these had been translatedinto Korean with validity and reliability. However, there is no Korean translation of dizzinessinquiry form owing to the little concern of the pediatric dizziness. The objective of thisstudy was to determine the reliability and validity of a Korean Dizziness Handicap Index forPatient Caregivers (KDHI-PC), and revealed the factor analysis of this index. Subjects and Method We sampled the 24 pediatric patients who had dizziness-relatedsymptoms and visited the hospitals. The patients completed a questionnaire (DHI-PC) that hadbeen translated and reverse translated into Korean. The results of this investigation were analyzedusing exploratory factor analysis, Cronbach’s α coefficient and internal consistency reliability. Results By exploratory factor analysis, KDHI-PC was divided into two scales. This questionnaireshowed a good internal consistency (Cronbach’s α=0.945). All items had good item-totalcorrelations. Conclusion The KDHI-PC is a reliable tool for evaluating the dizziness of pediatric patients.