Validity of the Korean Version of the Executive Interview (K-EXIT25).
- Author:
Dong Woo LEE
1
;
Jun Hyun PARK
;
Yang Rae KIM
;
Han Yong JUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hoispital, Seoul, Korea. dwlee@paik.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Executive functions;
Dementia;
K-EXIT;
Validity
- MeSH:
Aged;
Dementia;
Executive Function;
Humans
- From:Journal of Korean Geriatric Psychiatry
2011;15(2):76-79
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: This study was conducted to prove the validity of the Korean version of the Executive Interview (K-EXIT) which was developed by Donald Royall as a bed-side test to measure the executive function. METHODS: The K-EXIT was developed and applied to 169elderly people with other executive functiontests.The internal consistency,reliability and the validity of the K-EXIT were analyzed. RESULTS: The K-EXIT showed high internal consistency (Crohnbachalpha= 0.766) and high inter-rater reliability (r=0.997, p<0.01).The K-EXIT total score was well correlated with verbal fluency test (r=-0.460, p<0.001), and the initiation-perseveration-change score (r=-0.598, p<0.005). CONCLUSION: The K-EXIT is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing executive function of the Korean elderly people. It may be also useful for the less well-educated people.
