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. 2005 May 9;3:33. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-3-33

Table 2.

Internal consistency reliability and responsiveness. Studies 3 and 4

Study Instrument and domain Internal consistency reliability Standardised response mean#
Study 3 CRQ-IA
 Dyspnea 0.73 0.94
 Fatigue 0.81 0.96
 Emotional function 0.77 1.35
 Mastery 0.76 1.09
CRQ-SA
 Dyspnea 0.78 0.86
 Fatigue 0.83 1.38
 Emotional function 0.89 1.00
 Mastery 0.86 0.86
SF-36
 Physical composite score 0.61 0.59
 Mental composite score 0.70 0.48
Study 4a ACL-QOL 0.96 1.45
IKDC 0.86 1.17
KOOS
 Symptoms 0.74 0.64
 Pain 0.89 0.74
 Function 0.96 0.59
 Sports 0.92 0.83
 QOL 0.88 1.15
SF-36
 Physical Function 0.90 0.64
 Role Physical 0.79 0.67
 Bodily Pain 0.80 0.52
 General Health 0.72 0.11
 Vitality 0.87 0.44
 Social Functioning 0.81 0.50
 Role Emotional 0.82 0.33
 Mental Health 0.76 0.34
Study 4b WOMET 0.97 0.88
IKDC 0.90 0.85
KOOS
 Symptoms 0.82 0.85
 Pain 0.93 0.95
 Function 0.97 0.82
 Sports 0.94 0.66
 QOL 0.90 0.71
SF-36
 Physical Function 0.93 0.59
 Role Physical 0.93 0.40
 Bodily Pain 0.88 0.60
 General Health 0.85 -0.08
 Vitality 0.86 0.08
 Social Functioning 0.84 0.25
 Role Emotional 0.88 0.12
 Mental Health 0.79 0.21

¶Cronbach's alpha

# Change score (follow-up minus baseline) / standard deviation of change score

* Pearson correlation coefficient