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A study on the Validity and Reliability of the Korean Version of a Life Balance Inventory(K-LBI)

  • Korean Journal of Occupational Therapy
  • Abbr : Korean J of Occup Ther
  • 2019, 27(1), pp.15-26
  • DOI : 10.14519/kjot.2019.27.1.02
  • Publisher : Korean Society Of Occupational Therapy
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Working Therapeutics
  • Received : July 6, 2018
  • Accepted : January 2, 2019
  • Published : March 30, 2019

PARK, SANGMI ORD ID 1 Ji-Hyuk Park 1

1연세대학교

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ABSTRACT

Objective: The purpose of this study was to develop a Korean version of a Life balance Inventory (K-LBI) formeasuring occupational balance. Methods: A translation and back translation of the LBI were first conducted, and the back translated and originalversions were compared to each other by the original author. Reports from 13 occupational therapists werecollected to investigate the content validity of 53 items in the K-LBI. An Item-level Content Validity Index(I-CVI) and Cronbach's alpha were calculated to verify the validity and reliability of the K-LBI. The correlationcoefficient and intra-class correlation coefficient were used to verify the convergent validity and test-retestreliability. Results: The average value of the I-CVI for 53 items was 0.79. A questionnaire survey was executed for 165community residents including adults and older adults. The coefficients were .356 (p=.01) and .490 (p=.01)based on a correlation analysis between the total average of the K-LBI and the Korean version of theWHOQOL-BREF, and the mental component score of SF12v2. Cronbach’s alpha was .875 and .831 based on theresults of older adults and adults. Conclusion: The K-LBI was verified as an occupational balance measurement with validity and reliability. It ispossible to use the K-LBI for people suffering from a low quality of life resulting from an occupational unbalanceto adjust their daily routine for a more balanced life.

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