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Reliability of Sasang Constitution Questionnaire Developed by KIOM for Vietnamese

  • Journal of Sasang Constitution and Immune Medicine
  • Abbr : J Sasang Constitut Med
  • 2014, 26(1), pp.64-74
  • DOI : 10.7730/JSCM.2014.26.1.064
  • Publisher : The Society of Sasang Constitution and Immune Medicine
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Korean Medicine

박혜주 1 Ta Thu Thuy 2 Lee Siwoo 1 동상옥 1 Jong Hyang Yoo 1

1한국한의학연구원
2베트남 전통의학 국립병워

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ABSTRACT

ObjectivesThis study aimed to evaluate reliability of questionnaire when self reporting questionnaire created by Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine was applied to Vietnamese. MethodsThis study began to collect 135 Vietnamese patients questionnaires collaborated with National Hospital of Traditional Medicine located in Hanoi, Vietnam from March to August 2013. All participants for this study filled out the questionnaires respectively. After initial survey finished, additional survey was performed on the same questionnaires used at the beginning eight weeks later. In order to evaluate internal coherence in terms of questionnaires of classification, Cronbach’s alpha and Cohen's kappa was measured. ResultsAfter analysis of 78 questions collected, less than 0.4 in Kappa was achieved by 21(26.9%) out of 78 questions, 0.4 to 0.75 Kappa by 49(62.8%) and 0.75 over in 5(6.5%) questions, respectively. More than 0.6 Cronbach’s alpha was defined from 41 out of 78 questions connected with internal coherence of character, digestion, perspiration, excrement, urine, cold and heat. ConclusionsThe questionnaire has credibility according to values of Kappa and Cronbach’s alpha. Therefore, Sasang Constitution questionnaire can be applied to Sasang Diagnosis. In order to increase usefulness, questions in questionnaire should be revised and validity study must be performed afterwards.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.