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KMID : 1123920160300030177
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Korean Journal of Oriental Physiology and Pathology
2016 Volume.30 No. 3 p.177 ~ p.183
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Test-Retest Reliability of Brief KS-15 -Korean Sasang Constitutional Diagnostic Questionnaire-
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Kim Yun-Young
Jang Eun-Su
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliabilities of questions and diagnostic value of the Korean Sasang Constitutional Diagnostic Questionnaire(KS-15). The young adults aged 20’s participated in this study. The first survey was conducted in march, 2016, and the second one was conducted two weeks later. Three hundred and three questionnaires and the informed consent were obtained from all participants. The test-retest kappa analysis was used to identify the reliabilities of the questions and diagnostic value, and the significance level was .05. The number of subjects was 303 [87(28.7%)males and 216(71.3%)females]. The Cronbach’s α were .630 in 6 characteristic questions. The test-retest reliabilities of questions were ranged from .469 to 734. The agreement rate of KS-15 between the first and second constitutional diagnostic value was 87.13%(Kappa=0.794). The higher Sasang constitutional probability score in first survey resulted in the higher agreement rate between first and second diagnostic value. KS-15 seems to be a reliable implement. Further studies for the reliability of the people of different ages and suitable cut off point in Sasang constitutional probability score are needed for the practical use of KS-15.
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KEYWORD
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Sasang Constitution, Reliability, Diagnosis, Questionnaire
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