蒙古人을 위한 四象體質分類檢査紙의 信賴度 硏究

Abstract

A Study on the Reliability of the Questionnaire about Sasang Constitution Classification for Mongolians Kim Kyung-Su, Lee Su-Kyung, Shin Hyeun-Kyoo*, Koh Byung-Hee, Song Il-Byung, Lee Eui-Ju Dept. Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung-Hee University,*Korea Institute of Korean Medicine 1. Objectives This study focuses on the reliability of the Questionnaire about Sasang Constitution Classification for Mongolians 2. Methods Test-retest method and internal consistency method have been performed based on the absolutely diagnosed group of 87 cases who respond to the questionaries during the time interval of one year between July 2003 and July 2004 to verify the confidence level. 3. Results and Conclusions (1)In the test-retest for each question of the Questionnaire of Sasang Constitution Classification for Mongolians, the dependency ratio is 40% and the agreement ratio is 92%. Therefore, this questionnaire has credibility because it has question relations and high agreement ratio. (2)In the internal consistency method for the measure of the Questionnaire of Sasang Constitution Classification for Mongolians, the value of Cronbach alpha is more than 0.60. As a result, this questionnaire has internal consistency for each question which explains each physical constitution and it has credibility (3)In the internal consistency method for the measure of the Questionnaire of Sasang Constitution Classification for Mongolians, the Pearson's correlation coefficient, r, falls between +0.38~+0.54 in each measure. Accordingly, this questionnaire has internal consistency between each physical constitution measure and it has credibility.