Table 5.

Internal consistency reliability: Cronbach's alpha coefficient on the Brazilian and original versions of the PedsQL™ Family Impact Module for total, in-patient and out-patient samples

		Cronbach's α coefficient
Scale	Itemsa	Total sample	In-patient sample	Out-patient sample
Total Impact Score
Brazilian version	36	0.89	0.86	0.89
Original Version	36	0.97	0.97	0.95
Parent HRQOL Summary Score
Brazilian version	20	0.83	0.78	0.83
Original Version	20	0.96	0.96	0.95
Family Summary Score
Brazilian version	8	0.73	0.76	0.70
Original Version	8	0.90	0.93	0.89