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. 2010 Mar 6;8:25. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-8-25

Table 5.

Coding of reliability criteria for each measure.

Measure Internal consistency Test-retest reliability


n Cronbach's alpha α > 0.70 n Administration Period Intraclass correlation ICC > 0.70
AQoL [35] 75 Total scale = 0.77 No domains reported 17 Pre-weekend to post-weekend
Post-weekend to one month [36]
-
MMQL Adolescent Forrm [52] 397 Total scale = 0.78
6/7 domains > 0.70
Physical = 0.88
Psychological = 0.83
Social = 0.81
Cognitive = 0.89
Body image = 0.80
Outlook = 0.85
87 Two week interval Total scale = 0.71
5/7 domains > 0.70
Physical = 0.90
Cognitive = 0.88
Body image = 0.73
Outlook = 0.76
Relations = 0.81
PedsQL 3.0 Cancer Module (C&A) [55] 220 Total scale = 0.72
6/8 domains > 0.70
Pain and hurt = 0.70
Nausea = 0.79
Procedural Anxiety = 0.82
Treatment Anxiety = 0.79
Worry = 0.74
Cognitive = 0.76
- - -
QOL-CS [16] 176 Total Scale = 0.87
5/6 domains > 0.70
Physical = 0.81
Psychological = 0.82
Fears = 0.88
Social = 0.76
Spiritual = 0.78
- - -
PCQL-32 [60] 291 Total scale = 0.91
4/5 domains > 0.70
Disease/treatment = 0.83
Physical = 0.78
Psychological = 0.76
Cognitive = 0.81
- - -
PCQL Modular Approach [62] 281 Total scale = 0.83
No domains reported
All modules > 0.70
Pain = 0.82
Nausea = 0.71
- - -
PIE [63] 41 Total scale = 0.84 2/9 domains > 0.70
Manipulation = 0.70 Parental behaviour = 0.73
Total scale = 0.91 4/9 domains > 0.70
Peer rejection = 0.79 Parental behaviour = 0.71 Preoccupation illness = 0.73 Food = 0.70 [64]
41 - -

*Data taken from the publication referenced in the Measure column unless otherwise referenced within the table.