Knowledge of moyamoya disease
moyamoya disease
DISEASE, MOYAMOYA DISEASE
Knowledge of moyamoya disease was selected and used as an item with a content validity index of at least .80 through expert validity after the author determined the importance of knowing the disease based on evidence in the literature and clinical experience. After determining each subject’s understanding level through preliminary investigation, knowledge shortfalls were rectified. This tool was composed of four sections with 12 questions: characteristics of the disease (four questions), symptoms (two questions), treatments (two questions), and lifestyle management (four questions). One point was given for each correct answer, which means that those receiving 12 points had a high level of knowledge of moyamoya disease. In this study, the Kuder-Richardson 20 value of .81 was used to confirm the reliability of the binary variable.