Validation of the Korean Version of the General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition (K-GPCog) / 재활간호학회지
Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing
;
: 5-12, 2010.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-651465
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Korean version of the General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition (K-GPCog) scale.METHOD:
The K-GPCog consists of the 2 subscales, patients and caregivers. Using a sample of 412 community-based Korean older adults, internal consistency reliability was estimated using Cronbach's alpha. To evaluate validity of the K-GPCog, correlational analysis was conducted using Pearson r between K-GPCog and the Korean Dementia Screening Questionnaire (KDSQ).RESULTS:
Cronbach's alpha coefficients of the K-GPCog patients' and caregivers' subscales .788 and .794 respectively. Pearson's correlation coefficients were r=-.374, r=-.481, and r=-.493, respectively for the subscales of patients and primary caregivers, and total K-GPCog. The degree of diagnostic agreement about the risk for cognitive disorders of older adults showed 11.7% and 11.2% respectively for the K-GPCog and the KDSQ.CONCLUSION:
The findings provided preliminary evidence of the K-GPCog as a useful screening measure for detecting mild cognitive disorders of Korean older adults. The K-GPCog is particularly useful to identify cognitive disorders from primary caregivers when it is difficult to assess the level of cognition of older adults.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Psychometrics
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Mass Screening
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Caregivers
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Cognition
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Dementia
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General Practitioners
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Screening study
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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