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Cognitive-Pragmatic Language Assessment for Normal Aging : Study of Assessment Tools and Content Validity

노년층의 인지-화용언어 능력 평가 : 평가도구 및 내용타당도 연구

  • 이미숙 (연세대학교 대학원 언어병리학협동과정) ;
  • 김향희 (연세대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실 및 재활의학연구소)
  • Received : 2012.02.24
  • Accepted : 2012.04.12
  • Published : 2012.05.28
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Abstract

Cognitive-pragmatic language ability decreases during the normal aging process. Evaluating the ability might be useful in testing predicting cognitive level and diseases such as dementia. The aim of this study is to analyze various assessment protocols for normal aging, and evaluate the content validity of the currently developing cognitive-pragmatic language test domains and items. Content Validity Index(CVI) was calculated based on ratings judged by 17 experts including speech-language pathologists and clinical psychologists. As a result, it was found that CVIs of all 7 domains including attention, memory, organization, reasoning, problem solving, executive function, pragmatic language were above .75. It was concluded that the test items contained the appropriate content validity to assess cognitive-pragmatic language for normal aging.

인간의 인지-화용언어 능력은 일반적으로 연령이 증가함에 따라 저하된다. 노년층의 인지-화용언어 능력을 평가하는 것은 인지 기능이나 치매 등 관련 질병들에 대한 예측에 도움이 된다. 본 연구에서는 노년층의 인지-화용언어 능력을 평가하기 위한 기존의 도구들을 분석하고, 현재 저자들이 연구 개발 중인 평가영역 및 문항들에 대한 내용타당도(content validity)를 검증하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 17명의 언어치료사 및 임상심리사들이 판단한 척도점수에 근거하여 내용타당도 지수(Content Validity Index, CVI)를 산정하였다. 연구 결과, 주의력, 기억력, 조직화 능력, 추론력, 문제해결력, 집행기능, 화용언어 등 7개 영역 모두 CVI가 .75를 초과하였다. 이에 따라, 현 문항들이 노년층의 인지-화용언어 능력을 평가하기 위한 목적과 적절히 부합하는 내용적 타당성을 지니는 것으로 입증되었다.

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