Development of the Korean Version of the IOWA Conners Rating Scale.
- Author:
Min Sup SHIN
1
;
Myung Eun RYU
;
Boong Nyun KIM
;
Jun Won HWANG
;
Soo Churl CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. soochurl@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
ADHD;
K-IOWA conners rating scale;
Reliability;
Validity
- MeSH:
Child;
Humans;
Iowa*;
Reproducibility of Results
- From:Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
2005;44(1):82-88
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: This study was conducted to develop the Korean version of the IOWA Conners rating scale (K-IOWA), and to examine its reliability and validity. METHODS: The subjects were 41 normal children and 40 ADHD children between the ages of 5 and 12. All of the teachers administered the K-IOWA and the abbreviated Conners' rating scale to calculate the internal consistency coefficient of the K-IOWA and to examine its validity. RESULTS: The reliability coefficient of the K-IOWA (Cronbach's alpha) was .913. The range of correlation coefficients between K-IOWA scores and the Abbreviated Conners Rating Scale scores were from .81 to .93. The mean score of the ADHD group on the K-IOWA was significantly higher than that of the normal group. The result of factor analysis showed that the K-IOWA was composed of 2 factors (Inattention/Overactive and Oppositional/Defiant). CONCLUSION: These results suggest that the K-IOWA rating scale is a very reliable and valid test and it would be useful in diagnostic evaluation and the treatment effect for ADHD children.
