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Validation of the Korean version of the Syndrom Kurztest (SKT): a short test for the assessment of memory and attention
Author(s) -
Choi Seong Hye,
Lee Byung Hwa,
Hahm Dong Seok,
Jeong Jee Hyang,
Ha Choong Kun,
Han SeolHeui,
Erzigkeit Hellmut,
Na Duk L.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
human psychopharmacology: clinical and experimental
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.461
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1099-1077
pISSN - 0885-6222
DOI - 10.1002/hup.625
Subject(s) - psychology , test (biology) , reliability (semiconductor) , mental state , cognitive psychology , paleontology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , biology
The Syndrom Kurztest SKT is a brief neuropsychological test battery that consists of nine subtests and defines two independent factors of memory and attention deficit. The aim of this study was to validate the Korean version of the SKT. The reliability of each subtest among three parallel Forms (A, B and C) of the Korean version was high ( r = 0.46–0.95). The SKT had good concurrent validity with the Mini‐Mental State Examination ( r = −0.83, p < 0.001). Factor analysis confirmed the presence of two primary factors, memory and attention. The overall similarities of the factor structures for the Korean data and those for the data from Germany and the USA provide evidence of the transcultural stability of the SKT. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.