The Behçet’s Disease Quality of Life: Reliability and Validity of the Korean Version

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Purpose: The Behçet’s Disease Quality of Life (BD-QoL) is a BD-specific measure developed in the UK. The aim of this study was to adapt the BD-QoL for use in Korea. Patients and Methods: The translation was based on the guidelines for cross-cultural adaptation. A total of 201 Korean patients with BD participated in this study. To evaluate the psychometric properties, internal consistency and test-retest reliability were used. Factor analysis was performed to examine the construct validity. To provide further evidence for validity, the correlation of BD-QoL with the Clinical Activity Form for Korean Patients with BD (BDCAF-K) and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression (CES-D) scales was assessed. Results: The Korean version had high internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha, 0.93) and test-retest reliability (r=0.835). Factor analysis of the questionnaire revealed one interpretable factor as a general health-related quality of life factor. The Korean version significantly correlated with scores of CES-D (r=0.749, p=0.000), self- rating scale of well-being over the past 28 days (r=0.446, p=0.000), and BDCAF-K score (r=0.502, p=0.000). Conclusion: Adaptation of the BD-QoL for use in Korea was successful. Together with the BDCAF-K, it may be a valuable tool for assessing the influence of interventions in BD patients and outcome in clinical trials.

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