지역사회에 거주하는 노인을 대상으로 한 한글판 동적보행지수의 타당성

• 영문명: Validation of the Korean Translated Dynamic Gait Index in Community-Dwelling Elderly
• 발행기관: 한국전문물리치료학회
• 저자명: 박소연(So Yeon Park) 황수진(Su Jin Hwang)
• 간행물 정보: 『한국전문물리치료학회지』한국전문물리치료학회지 제17권 제1호, 43~52쪽, 전체 10쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 의학일반
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2010.02.28

영문 초록

The Dynamic Gait Index (DGI) was developed and widely used as a clinical tool to assess balance performance during gait. The purpose of this study was to validate the Korean translated DGI using Rasch analysis. A total of 105 community-dwelling elderly was participated in this study (age range = 65~95 years ; mean = 78.0 years). The translated DGI showed sound item psychometric properties, and the 8 items were arranged in order of difficulty for the total participants. The most difficult item was 'Steps' and the easiest item was 'Level surface'. Also, each of the original 4 rating scale categories satisfied the Linacre's essential criteria satisfied the Linacre's essential criteria suggestions for optimal rating scale category effectiveness. Although, thirty eight person (36.2%) showed the maximal high score, but the most of them was no history of fall in the preceding year. For subjects who has falling history, all of the person's ability was arranged within the item's difficulty. The 8-item korean translated DGI can be used to measure gain in elderly person with balance disorders without compromising important clinical measurement characteristics in Korea.

키워드

Balance Dynamic Gait Index Elderly Falling