Reliability and Validity of a Nationwide Survey (the Korean Radiation Workers Study).

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to evaluate the reliability and validity of the self-administered questionnaire for Korean radiation workers.

Methods

From May 24, 2016, to June 30, 2017, 20,608 participants completed the questionnaire, providing information on sociodemographics, lifestyle, work history and practices, medical radiation exposure, and medical history, which was linked to the National Dose Registry and the National Cancer Registry. The validity of the questionnaire was evaluated using the responses of 20,608 workers, and reliability was evaluated using the responses of 3043 workers who responded to the survey twice.

Results

Responses concerning demographic characteristics and lifestyle showed reliability with a moderate-to-high agreement (kappa: 0.43-0.99), w

SUBMITTER: Lee D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8640590 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature