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KMID : 1040520170070010049
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Journal of Korean Society of Community-Based Occupational Therapy
2017 Volume.7 No. 1 p.49 ~ p.57
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A Study on Translation Process into Korean Version of the Life-Space Assessment to Assess Community Mobility for Elderly
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Kim Jeong-Hui
Chang Moon-Young
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Abstract
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Objective : The purpose of this study to create a translation of Life Space Assessment(LSA) for elderly, which was then tested for content related validity and understanding test.
Methods : The translation and content validation process involved direct and backward translation, and the collection of content-related evidence from 6 expert panels and 13 clinician panels. A content validity indices (CVI), means, and standard deviations were used for the analysis of the content validity.
Results : The results of the comparison between the original LSA and the Korean LSA with the expert panels were I-CVI showed a very high value of .93. and 1.00, and S-CVI/Ave 0.99. The results of the understanding test were showed a very high value of .92 and 1.00, and S-CVI/Ave 0.97.
Conclusion : Korean LSA showed content related validity and understanding test, and illustrated the applicability of LSA in a Korean clinical setting. The results showed LSA can be used a useful tool for evaluating the community mobility of elderly.
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KEYWORD
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Community mobility, Korean Life Space Assessment, Validity
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