title: Reliability and validity of the Korean version of the coronary revascularization outcome questionnaire.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  People with ischemic heart disease have increased drastically, and their health-related quality of life (HRQOL) has been increasingly important. The Coronary Revascularization Outcome Questionnaire (CROQ) is a widely used tool to assess the quality of life in patients with coronary artery disease. The purpose of this study was to rigorously examine the psychometric properties of the CROQ in patients who had undergone percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
  
  
  METHODS
  The CROQ was translated into Korean. A total of 209 patients before PCI and 169 patients after PCI were recruited from a university hospital in Korea and completed questionnaires. In terms of statistical analyses, internal consistency, concurrent validity with using the Short Form 12 (SF-12) and Seattle Angina Questionnaire-Korean version (SAQ-K), and construct validity using exploratory factor analysis were assessed. Effective size statistics were calculated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The internal consistency coefficients for all subscales of the CROQ were above 0.70, except the domain of adverse effects. The concurrent validity was mostly supported by the pattern of association among CROQ-K, SAQ-K, and SF-12. The results of EFA showed the core items of the CROQ had 7 factors. Large effect sizes were observed for the symptoms and the psychosocial functioning scales.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Korean version of the CROQ is a valid and reliable scale for assessing HRQOL in patients with coronary artery disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Dong-A University, 32 Daesingonwon-ro, Seo-Gu, Busan, 49201, Korea.
authors.forename: Minju
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Catholic University of Pusan, 57 Oryundae-ro, Geumjeong-gu, Busan, 46252, Korea. marse@cup.ac.kr.
authors.forename: JiYeong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju, Korea.|Department of Internal Medicine and Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine Jinju, 816-15 Jinjudaero, Jinju City, Gyeongnam, 52727, Korea.
authors.forename: Jin-Yong
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine and Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, 816-15 Jinjudaero, Jinju City, Gyeongnam, 52727, Korea. kisoo1030@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ki Soo
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5571-3639
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization; D000071066:Patient Reported Outcome Measures; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D056910:Republic of Korea; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014175:Translating
keywords: Coronary revascularization outcome questionnaire; Percutaneous coronary intervention; Quality of life; Reliability; Validity