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Lee, Lee, and Ko: Evaluation of KDSQ-C's Reliability and Validity between the Subject Elderly and Caregiver
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Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing

Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing 2012; 23(4): 446-450.

Published online: 31 December 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2012.23.4.446

Evaluation of KDSQ-C's Reliability and Validity between the Subject Elderly and Caregiver

In Sook Lee1, Kwang Ok Lee2, Young Ko3

1Department of Nursing, Seoul University, Seoul, Korea.

2Department of Nursing, Sangmyung University, Cheonan, Korea.

3College of Nursing, Gachon University, Incheon, Korea.

Corresponding author: Lee, Kwang-Ok. Department of Nursing, Sangmyung University, 300 Anseo-dong, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan 330-720, Korea. Tel: +82-41-550-5432, Fax: +82-41-550-5545, kolee@smu.ac.kr

Received 10 July 2012       Accepted 24 December 2012

Copyright © 2012 Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing

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Abstract

Purpose

This study is exploratory research to check the survey instrument KDSQ-C used to measure cognition for agreement between the elderly and their caregivers.

Methods

Elderly persons from 170 families, who are aged over 65, have never been diagnosed with dementia, and who have caregivers in S City and K City were randomly selected by their nurses. A survey was conducted in the time from September to November, 2009 through personal interviews using a questionnaire.

Results

In terms of consistency among items, there was high consistency (0.813) in the responses regarding complex task competence for the statement 'it is hard to reach a destination alone with public transportation'. There was relatively low consistency (0.63) in the responses regard memory for the statement 'they forget an appointment'. When the subject elderly and caregiver live together, as when their children or spouses responded, consistency was greater than when the caregiver lived in a different home.

Conclusion

KDSQ-C showed high agreement in measurement between the subject elderly and their caregivers, demonstrating that it can be used as a measurement scale for cognition which can be directly applied to the subject elderly.

Keywords: Dementia, Elderly, Caregiver

Figures and Tables

Table 1
General characteristics of Study Participants & Caregivers (N=170)
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†Friend, caregiver, neighbor etc.

Table 2
Agreement and Kappa Index of KDSQ-C between Responders
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Table 3
Comparison of KDSQ-C between Responders
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Table 4
Kappa Index of Each Question of KDSQ-C between Responders
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Table 5
Comparison of KDSQ-C by Characteristics of Responders
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