%0 Journal Article
%T Development and reliability of the Korean version of the Feeding Abilities Assessment
%A Areum Han
%A Hae Yean Park
%A Jongbae Kim
%A Seul Gi Koo
%J Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy
%@ 1876-4398
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1569186119850694
%X The purpose of this study is to introduce a standardised assessment tool by verifying the reliability of the translated Korean version of the Feeding Abilities Assessment (K-FAA), which was developed to suit Korean culture. The research subjects were 65 patients with dementia living in nursing homes. The K-FAA was completed by verifying the suitability of translation and reverse translation. The validity of the K-FAA was established through content validity, while its reliability was analysed based on internal consistency reliability for the items, test¨Cretest reliability and inter-rater reliability. The content validity index determined, based on the assessment of professors, occupational therapists, and nurses, was more than .70. Cronbach¡¯s ¦Á was more than .929, showing good internal consistency. A test¨Cretest reliability of .884 was derived using Pearson¡¯s correlation coefficient (p£¿<£¿.01), and an inter-rater reliability of .800 was derived using the kappa coefficients; intraclass correlation coefficient was .897, which also indicated good reliability. The K-FAA was modified to fit the Korean domestic situation, and this assessment had high reliability. Therefore, K-FAA can evaluate the feeding ability of patients with dementia. Future studies should focus on providing evidence-based data to maintain or supplement the feeding ability of patients with dementia in Korea
%K Activities of daily living
%K assessment
%K dementia
%K feeding
%K reliability
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1569186119850694