인지장애 변증평가도구의 신뢰도와 타당도 평가: 임상연구 프로토콜

• Published in: 동의신경정신과학회지 Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 255 - 266
• Main Authors: 이지윤, Ji-yoon Lee, 김환, Hwan Kim, 서영경, Young Kyung Seo, 강형원, Hyung Won Kang, 강위창, Wee-chang Kang, 정인철, In Chul Jung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 대한한방신경정신과학회 31.12.2018
• Subjects: Dementia; Korean medicine; Neurocognitive Disorders; Oriental medicine; Pattern Identifications Tool; PIT-C; 한의학; Korean medicine; PIT-C; Neurocognitive Disorders; Oriental medicine; Pattern Identifications Tool; Dementia
• ISSN: 1226-6396; 2234-4942
• DOI: 10.7231/jon.2018.29.4.255

Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of Pattern Identifications Tool for Cognitive Disorders (PIT-C) and verify the correlation with other related scales. Methods: The study in this protocol is a single group, prospective, observational one. The subjects of the study were men and women between the ages of 45 and 85, diagnosed with neurocognitive disorders by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder (fifth Edition) criteria (n=60, Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR)=0.5, Korean Version of Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA-K)≤22). The reliability of PIT-C was evaluated as test-retest and inter-rater reliability. And correlation between PIT-C and other related scales was also assessed. Results: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Dunsan Korean Medicine Hospital of Daejeon University and registered in the Clinical Research Information Service (CRIS), and was made public in advance to ensure transparency of the research process and conduct ethical clinical trials. Conclusions: The results of this study can be used to classify neurocognitive disorders as Korean medicine and PIT-C will be helpful tool for primary health care.