칠정, 노권, 담음, 식적, 어혈 변증 설문지의 횡문화적 번역 연구

Abstract

Objectives This study aimed to perform a cross-cultural translation of 5 kinds of pattern identification questionnaires from Korean to English: questionnaires for seven emotions, fatigue and malaise, phlegm, food retention, and blood stasis. Methods We followed the strict guideline on the cross-cultural translation of healthcare evaluation tool. Total five stages of study were conducted. First, translations of two individual translators. Second, synthesizing of the two results. Third, two back translations from synthesized version to Korean. Fourth, expert committee reviewed with the original version, synthesized version, back translated versions to make a pre-final version. Last, with the pre-final version, 5 Americans evaluated face validity of the pre-final version. We made a final version after the above-mentioned 5 stages. Result and conclusion International versions of the 5 kinds of pattern identification questionnaires were completed. We can expect this versions are widly used for clinical usage and following academical researches. Key words Pattern Identification, Questionnaire, Seven Emotions, Fatigue and Malaise, Phlegm, Food Retention, Blood Stasis, Cross-cultural Adaptation, Cross-cultural Translatios