Validity and reliability of a korean version of the national institutes of health stroke scale.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is a clinical assessment tool that is widely used in clinical trials and practice to evaluate stroke-related neurological deficits. The aim of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of the Korean version of the NIHSS (K-NIHSS) for evaluating Korean stroke patients.

Methods

The K-NIHSS was translated and adapted with regard to cultural and linguistic peculiarities. To examine its content validity, we quantified the Content Validity Index (CVI), which was rated by 11 stroke experts. The validity of the K-NIHSS was assessed by comparison with the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), the modified Rankin Scale (mRS), and the Barthel Index. The reliability of the K-NIHSS was evaluated using the un

SUBMITTER: Oh MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3469797 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature