Table 5.

Children and caregivers severity scores: Inter-Item, Item-Total Correlations and Cronbach Alpha Reliability Estimates

Children severity score	Physical suffering	Hearing loss	Sleeping	Emotional distress	Activity limitations	Appetite	Corrected item-total correlation	Cronbach's Alpha if Item Deleted
Physical suffering	1,00	0,33	0,34	0,34	0,47	0,37	0,54	0,74
Hearing loss		1,00	0,22	0,23	0,31	0,33	0,39	0,77
Sleeping			1,00	0,38	0,33	0,34	0,45	0,76
Emotional distress				1,00	0,52	0,4	0,55	0,74
Activity limitations					1,00	0,56	0,64	0,71
Appetite						1,00	0,57	0,73
Caregivers severity score	Sleeping	Changing daily activities	Cancelling of family activities	Caregiver emotional distress	Caregiver Concerns		Corrected item-total correlation	Cronbach's Alpha if Item Deleted
Sleeping	1,00	0,65	0,49	0,39	0,42		0,64	0,76
Changing daily activities		1,00	0,61	0,43	0,34		0,67	0,75
Cancelling of family activities			1,00	0,43	0,28		0,59	0,78
Caregiver emotional distress				1,00	0,55		0,58	0,78
Caregiver concerns					1,00		0,51	0,80