Journal of the Korean neurological association (대한신경과학회지)

Korean Neurological Association (대한신경과학회)
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The Reliability and Validity of the Korean Version of Paradigm of Questions for Epidemiology Studies of Restless Legs Syndrome and the Johns Hopkins Telephone Diagnostic Interview Form for the Restless Legs Syndrome

한국판 하지불안 증후군 역학 조사 설문과 존스홉킨스 전화 진단인터뷰 양식의 신뢰도 및 타당도 연구

Cho, Yong-Won;Lee, Mi-Young;Yun, Chang-Ho;Shin, Won-Chul;Hong, Seung-Bong;Kim, Ju-Han
조용원;이미영;윤창호;신원철;홍승봉;김주한

  • Published : 2007.11.01
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Abstract

Background: There are two questionnaires available for the diagnosis of restless legs syndrome (RLS); Paradigm of questions for epidemiology studies of RLS, and the Johns Hopkins telephone diagnostic interview form (JHTDIF) for the RLS. The purpose of this study was to validate the Korean version of these questionnaires and to evaluate their usefulness. Methods: We developed the Korean version of the RLS questionnaire proposed for epidemiology and the JHTDIF for the RLS. A total of 96 participants (34 RLS, 62 non-RLS) were included in this study. These questionnaires were used for the interview with a retest approximately a month later. These results were compared with the clinical diagnosis. Kappa value, percent agreement, and Cronbach’s Alpha were calculated for each question and validity coefficients were estimated from these statistics. Results: The Kappa values of the Korean version in the RLS questionnaire for epidemiology studies were 0.794 for the 1st test, and 0.745 for the retest. The Kappa values of the Korean version in the Johns Hopkins telephone diagnostic interview for the RLS were 0.883 for the 1st test, and 0.834 for the retest. The two questionnaires proved to have high Kappa values and validity coefficients. Two forms were found to have a high test-retest reliability (r=0.927, 0.958). Conclusions: The Korean version of the RLS questionnaire proposed for epidemiology and the JHTDIF for the RLS could be a reliable and valid tool for screening patients with RLS in Korea.

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