title: Factor structure of the Korean version of illness intrusiveness rating scale: cross-cultural implications.
abstract: The Illness Intrusiveness Rating Scale (IIRS) measures illness-induced disruptions to 13 domains of lifestyles, activities, and interests. A stable three-factor structure has been well documented; however, the cross-cultural validity of this scale needs to be tested. This study investigated the factor structure of the Korean version of IIRS in 712 outpatients at a university medical center. A predominant diagnosis of the patients was rheumatoid arthritis (47%). The Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D), and Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) were also administered. Exploratory Principal Component Analysis identified a two-factor structure, "Relationships and Personal Development (RPD)" and "Instrumental", accounting for 57% of the variance. Confirmatory analyses extracted an identical factor structure. However, a goodness-of-the fit test failed to support two-factor solution (chi(2)=138.2, df=43, p<.001). Two factors had high internal consistency (RPD, alpha=.89; Instrumental, alpha=.75) and significantly correlated with scores of HAQ (RPD, r=.53, p<.001; Instrumental, .r=44, p<.001) and CES-D (RPD, .r=55, p<.001; Instrumental, .r=43, p<.001). These findings supported construct validity of the Korean version of IIRS, but did not support cross-cultural equivalence of the factor structure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuropsychiatry, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea. dkim9289@ihanyang.ac.kr
authors.forename: Daeho
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kwang-iel
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Haewon
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Joonho
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Yong-Chon
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile