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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2011 Oct;92(10 Suppl):S28–S36. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2011.01.025

TABLE 6.

First Wave Testing of Generic Item Banks and Targeted Scales

Bank or Scale Domain Adult (A) or Pediatrics (P) Sample N # of items tested # of items retained Alpha Item-total corr # of items included in short-form
Wave Ia Testing
 Scale Sleep Disturbance A 511 20 20 .92 .39–.70 20
 Scale Personality and Behavior Changes A 511 20 18 .95 .49–.84 18
 Scale Stigma A; P 511; 59 26; 20 24; 18 .97; .98 .53–.83
.71–.93
24; 18
 Scale Fatigue/Weakness A; P 511; 59 20; 13 19; 13 .98; .97 .53–.89
.58–.90
19; 13
 Scale Cognition P 59 20 19 .97 .57–.87 19
 Scale Pain P 59 10 10 .97 .86–.94 10
Wave Ib Testing
 Bank Depression A; P 513; 513 37; 19 30; 18 .98; .97 .64–.90
.52–.88
8; 8
 Bank Anxiety and Fear (A)/Worry (P) A; P 513; 513 28; 19 28; 19 .97; .97 .56–.87
.62–.86
8; 8
 Bank Positive Psychological Function A 513 27 27 .98 .60–.91 9
 Bank Perceived Cognitive Function A 513 48 46 .98 .57–.85 20
 Bank Applied Cognitive Function A 513 42 42 .97 .54–.78 20
 Bank Mobility and Ambulation A; P 549; 505 37; 39 37; 39 .97; .98 .41–.79
.50–.87
20; 20
 Bank Fine Motor/Upper Extremity Function A; P 549; 505 44; 40 44; 40 .97; .98 .45–.76
.40–.87
20; 20
 Bank Role Performance A 549 49 45 .99 .66–.91 8
 Bank Role Satisfaction A 549 51 45 .99 .53–.89 8
 Bank Social Function (interaction w/peers; w/adults) P 513 38 24 .95; .92 .45–.84
.45–.84
8; 8