Development of the Korean Version of the Drooling Infants and Preschoolers Scale

Objective. This study is aimed at translating and cross-culturally adapting the Drooling Infants and Preschoolers Scale (DRIPS) into Korean cultural context and examine the content validity and reliability of the Korean version, which is referred as K-DRIPS. Methods. An iterative forward-backward tr...

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Published in:Occupational therapy international 2023-01, Vol.2023, p.1-6
Main Authors: Min, Kyoung Chul, Hong, Mi Young, Hong, Ickpyo, Woo, Hee Soon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accuracy
Adaptation
Bilingualism
Caregivers
Cerebral palsy
Children & youth
Children with disabilities
Dental caries
Drooling
Hospitals
Infants
Likert scale
Medical personnel
Occupational therapists
Participation
Pediatrics
Preschool children
Professionals
Quantitative psychology
Rehabilitation
Reliability
Swallowing
Translation
Validity
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Summary:Objective. This study is aimed at translating and cross-culturally adapting the Drooling Infants and Preschoolers Scale (DRIPS) into Korean cultural context and examine the content validity and reliability of the Korean version, which is referred as K-DRIPS. Methods. An iterative forward-backward translation sequence of the DRIPS was performed by 20 Korean health professional experts (i.e., occupational therapists (OTs) and professors) with more than 10 years of experience. The study subjects were 77 children with cerebral palsy (CP) exhibiting drooling symptoms aged 2-7 years. They were recruited from two children’s rehabilitation hospitals in Korea and completed the K-DRIPS. The content validity and internal consistency of the K-DRIPS items were examined. Results. An assessment with 20 K-DRIPS items was adequately and cross-culturally adapted into Korea. All the items exhibited good content validity (content validity ratio range 4.00-4.95) and good internal consistency (Cronbach’s α=0.98). Conclusion. The study findings indicated that the K-DRIPS was successfully adapted to the Korean cultural context and demonstrated good psychometric properties. This instrument could be used for drooling assessment tool in Korean children with disabilities.
ISSN:0966-7903
1557-0703
DOI:10.1155/2023/7082782