Open AccessTranscultural adaptation and validation of the korean version of the brief illness perception questionnaire for patients with pulmonary tuberculosis
Author(s) -
Jinsoo Min,
Youjin Chang,
Ki Man Lee,
Kang Hyeon Choe,
Jin An
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of global infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-8245
pISSN - 0974-777X
DOI - 10.4103/0974-777x.212583
Subject(s) - cronbach's alpha , medicine , intraclass correlation , concurrent validity , pulmonary tuberculosis , copd , construct validity , physical therapy , clinical psychology , validity , reliability (semiconductor) , pulmonary rehabilitation , internal consistency , tuberculosis , psychometrics , pathology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
The brief illness perception questionnaire (BIPQ) has been used in many populations for both adults and children, and it provides a rapid assessment of illness perception. This study was performed to create a translated version of the BIPQ to fit the Korean society and to test its validity through pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) patients.