노인 통증사정을 위한 한국어 판 Short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire(SF-MPQ)의 신뢰도와 타당도

Abstract

Purpose: This study was to translate the Short-form McGill Pain Questionnair (SF-MPQ) from English to Korean and evaluate psychometrics of the pain measure for old adults. Method: Four experts rated the relevance of each item to the objective to determine the content validity of the SF-MPQ, Korean version. The convenient sample consisting of 120 Korean with pain was participated to evaluate the reliability and validity of the tool. Result: Content validity was accepted by CVI = 0.80 in nurse specialists and CVI = 0.53 in medical doctors. High alpha coefficient was .86. The correlations between the multidimensional scale and unidimensional scales of the SF-MPQ were r = .76 - .85. The type and degree of the pain brought from various diseases were significantly different, using Kruskal Wallis test(χ2 = 11.32 - 21.50, p = .045 - .001). The scores of the pain between pre and post operation were significantly different (t = .45 - .49, p < .001, z = -3.86, p < .001). The results of determining criterion-related validity of the SF-MPQ on the Numeric Rating Scale indicated that SF-MPQ was strongly correlated with NRS. Conclusion: The SF-MPQ, Korean version was reliable and valid in assessing the various pains that Korean old adults had.