BACKGROUND: A standard questionnaire is usually characterized by a set of questions, a scoring method, and psychometric properties. But many studies suggested that previously translated standard questionnaires in Korea had been used without testing translation validity, scoring system and psychometric properties. METHODS: After developing a preliminary delphi questionnaire from references by a researcher, it was modified from pretest procedure, which was performed to 6 family physicians who had experiences in translating standard questionnaires. Some experts were chosen among authors of standard questionnaire translation articles in four questionnaire related journals and others were recommended by other experts. RESULTS: The total number of experts was 53 including 22 family physicians, 15 psychiatrists, 2 psychologists, 8 faculties of preventive medicine and 6 faculties of nursing. The response rates were 85%, 87%, 92% on 1st, 2nd, 3rd delphi round, respectively, and the total response rate was 69%. According to delphi surveys, minimal requirements for a standard questionnaire translation were translation by two translators, pretest techniques, consideration of age.sex.education level in pretest procedure, reliability validation, validity validation and 0.5 or more of correlation coefficient level in convergent validity validation. Minimal requirement for reliability coefficients was 0.7 or more, but the results did not reach adequate consensus. CONCLUSION: Developing minimum requirement guidelines for standard questionnaire translation using delphi method can be done.
Consensus ; Humans ; Korea ; Nursing ; Physicians, Family ; Preventive Medicine ; Psychiatry ; Psychology ; Psychometrics ; Research Design ; Translating ; Surveys and Questionnaires

This study was carried out in 5 post-graduate training institutes in preventive medicine including The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Army Medical Institute, Hanoi Medical University, Ho Chi Minh Medical and Pharmaceutical University, and the Central Military Hospital No 108. After 25 years (from 1976 to 2002), 293 doctors of preventive medicine/962 doctors of medicine or pharmacy (account for 30.4%) were trained in these 5 institutes. Among them, there were 207 males (70.7%) and 86 females (29.3%). The average age was 47.3 years. Almost 60% of the teachers were qualified in Eastern European universities and academies
Preventive Medicine ; manpower ; Preventive Medicine

Objectives Workers are continuously exposed to occupational hazards and risks. By analyzing recent data on the status of occupational safety and health (OSH) in the Philippines, this study aimed to determine the common occupational injuries and diseases among Filipino workers, and preventive and control measures/activities and occupational safety and health policies and programs implemented across the country.
occupational medicine ; occupational health ; public health ; preventive medicine

Special health examination institute has done periodic health examination for workers who have worked in the hazardous workplace. However, assessment on outcome in special health examination institute about detection ability of occupational disease has not been. In this circumstances, we studied on the differences of health examination outcome among special health examination institutes and identified related factors which affected outcome of special health examination in the special health examination institutes. The summary of the results were as follows. 1. 50 special health examination institutes were examined in this study. Among them, university institutes were 13 cases(26.0%), hospitals were 20 cases(40.0%), a corporation aggregates were 9 cases(18.0%) and an auxiliary organs of company were 8 cases(16.0%). There were 29(58.0%) institutes with a preventive medicine specialist, but 21 institutes(42.0%) were not. 2. Total workers examined in 50 institutes were 606,948 and workers diagnosed as occupational disease(D1) were 3,156. The rate of occupational disease was 6 workers per 1,000 examined workers. Workers needed for close observation(C) were 95,809 and the rate of workers needed for close observation was 141 per 1,000 examined workers. 3. The rate of occupational disease of university institutes was highest(11.3 per l,000 examined workers) and followed by hospitals(6.0 per 1,000 examined workers), a corporation aggregates(4.2 per 1,000 examined workers), and an auxiliary organs of company(l.2 per 1,000 examined workers.). The difference of the rate of occupational disease between university institutes and an auxiliary organs of company was statistically moderate significant(p<.1).The rate of occupational disease in special health examination institutes with establishment duration was more than 10 years was statistically higher than institutes with establishment duration was less than 10 years(p<0.l). 4. The results of multiple regression, R2 was 0.3394(adjusted R2 was 0.2109), F-value was 2, fi41ft(p<0.5), and statistically significant variables were establishment duration(p<0.1), number of examined workers per one doctor(p<.l), and auxiliary organs of company(p<0.l), which dependent variable was the rate of occupational disease and independent variables were number of examined workers per one doctor, classification of institute, the rate of working environment exceeding TLV, duration of institute establishment, presence of a preventive medicine specialist.
Academies and Institutes ; Classification ; Occupational Diseases ; Preventive Medicine ; Specialization

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Korea* ; Preventive Medicine*

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Education, Medical* ; Preventive Medicine*

The purpose of this study was to find a better evaluation method by comparison and analysis of the subdivision-score for preventive medicine with other subjects and total score. Among the 475 students who were second grade in 1983, 1984 and 1985, we analyzed the scores for all subjects at Yonsei University College of Medicine obtained by 443 students, with the exception of 32 students who had a temporary absence from school, failed or had been expelled. And we analyzed the score for preventive medicine of 162 students who were second grade in 1987 and 179 students who were second grade in 1988. Statistical analysis of the above was done using the correlation analysis, chi-square test and discriminating index. The results were as follows: 1. The correlations of the subdivision of preventive medicine in 1984, 1987 and 1988 were statistical significantly high(r=0.36-0.56). 2. The grades obtained for preventive medicine and for other subjects except pediatrics (clerkship) were not independent. 3. The discriminating indices that determined whether or not a pertinent evaluation was made were 0.42 in 1983, 0.52 in 1984 and 0.54 n 1985. These results were classified as excellent. These results suggest that the score of a subject is determined not by the characteristics of the subject, but by the amount of personal study.
Humans ; Pediatrics ; Preventive Medicine*

A cross sectional study on real situation of professional equipments was carried out on 11 centers for preventive medicine in some provinces and cities during 2003-2004 periods. The result showed that: the equipment at provincial level was poor in kind, deficient in quantity, backward in quality and rate of amortization of these equipment was high. Part of the professional and auxiliary equipments were bought newly but it wasn’t enough to meet now working demand
Preventive Medicine ; Equipment and Supplies

The survey covered 11 cities/provinces with 179 servey copies distributed to staffs involved in microbiological testing during 2003-2004. Results showed that tested microbiological samples of water and food were 790±817 and 699± 552 (x±SD)/year, respectively, with 4-5 testing indicators applying for MPN7-9 tubes. The number of samples for testing microorganism in the environment was still limited. In five years of 2000-2004, epidemics occurred in some provinces like typhoid, cholera and dengue fever. Those were tested for causes making up 88% and the rate of success was high. Some causes for epidemics (typhoid, cholera, dengue fever and pacillary dysentery) can be identified at provincial centres of preventive health.
Preventive Medicine ; Laboratories

An analysis was conducted on 187 surveyed records of social investigation on laboratory activities at Centres for preventive medicine of 11 provinces from 2003 to 2004. The investigation revealed that 99% of interviewees said that the laboratory activities were very necessary, 78% of them said that the test results were reliable, and 74% of them assumed that their lab skills are rather good. We suppose that it is necessary to improve basic salary with their skilled jobs. The budget allocation should be reviewed for laboratory activities, and procurement of equipment and biomedicals and chemicals.
Preventive Medicine ; Laboratories