J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 25(4); 2007 > Article
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2007;25(4): 494-499.
한국판 하지불안 증후군 역학 조사 설문과 존스홉킨스 전화 진단인터뷰 양식의 신뢰도 및 타당도 연구
조용원, 이미영a 윤창호b,f 신원철c,f 홍승봉d,f 김주한e,f
계명대학교 의과대학 동산의료원 신경과학, 예방의학교실a, 인하대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실b, 경희대학교 의과대학 동서신의학병원 신경과학교실c, 성균관대학교 의과대학 삼성서울병원 신경과학교실d, 한양대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실e, 대한수면연구회f
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
Yong Won Cho,
Department of Neurology and Preventive Medicinea, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu; Department of Neurology, Inha University Hospitalb, Incheon; Department of Neurology, Kyunghee University, East-West Neo Medical Centerc, Seoul; Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicined, Seoul; Department of Neurology, Hanyang University Hospitale, Seoul, Korea; Korean Sleep Societyf
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. KeyWords:Restless legs syndrome, Sleep disorder, Questionnaires


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